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06 July 2022
Why the whisky industry is bouncing back from the pandemicThe Scotch Whisky Association recently announced that global exports of Scotch whisky grew 19% to £4.5 billion in 2021, following continued recovery from the pandemic and the positive impact of the recent suspension of tariffs in the USA. Our Corporate Finance team is seeing significant activity across the sector and in this blog, Alan Hamilton, Corporate Finance Director, explains why whisky’s fortunes are on the rise in the global stage.
05 May 2022
My JC Path as a Corporate Finance ExecutiveAfter qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2021, Scott MacArthur joined Johnston Carmichael’s Corporate Finance team, based in our Edinburgh office. Here, Scott shares what stood out for him about Johnston Carmichael, his experiences of starting a new job during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his goals for the future.
Alan Hamilton
Corporate Finance Partner
22 March 2022
Ahead of Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement, what can be done to help households and businesses?When Rishi Sunak steps up to deliver his Spring Statement this Wednesday, many households and businesses across Scotland will be listening intently amid the current cost-of-living crisis. Alan Hamilton, Corporate Finance Director, gives his thoughts on what may be announced to help households and businesses facing these rising costs.
08 November 2021
COP26 - moving from rhetoric to realityIt’s half-time in the two-week push to galvanise the world’s leaders into keeping the 1.5°C global warming ambition set out in the Paris Agreement alive, with negotiations at COP26 set to continue today following a rest day on Sunday.
13 July 2021
Mergers & Acquisitions - on the brink of a boomIf you plot global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) activity over time, a very clear pattern emerges - economic downturns are followed by spikes in M&A. Data from the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances reveals five increases in M&A activity over the last 35 years (in 1986, 1994, 2003, 2009 and 2014) each linked to an economic crisis. Our Financial Services team explore.
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