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27 February 2024
Energy focused mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) trends in 20242023 was another busy year for the Corporate Finance team at Johnston Carmichael with 36 transactions completed at a combined value of approximately £400m. Activity has continued at the start of 2024 with the announcement that Johnston Carmichael has advised the shareholders of Glacier Energy, a specialist provider of products, services, and engineered solutions for renewable and conventional energy markets, as part of their recent acquisition by Averroes Capital.
Rob Sargent
Financial Services Regulatory Senior Manager
13 December 2023
What can Wealth Managers do to stay off the FCA’s naughty list?In early December, the Financial Conduct Authority played Scrooge to Wealth Management and Stockbroking firms in the form of its Dear CEO letter. It left no-one in doubt about some of the frustrations that the FCA has about the sector, and that it is planning to really dial up its proactive and invasive supervisory action on these firms. Here. Rob Sargent breaks this message down, and explains what it all really means for those in the Wealth Management industry.
07 September 2023
Value creation from exiting a private equity transactionPrivate equity (PE) investors will look to exit their investment at a point when, alongside the wider shareholders, they will make a substantial return on their investment. As discussed in the first blog in our series, founder shareholders and management should look to agree at the outset with their investment partners what the exit strategy looks like in terms of time horizon together with whether an exit is likely to be best achieved via a trade sale, selling to another private equity house or a flotation. Alan Hamilton, Corporate Finance Partner, explains further.
31 August 2023
Using private equity to grow your businessNext in our private equity blog series, Alan Hamilton, Corporate Finance Director, explores the key areas in which businesses can benefit from the involvement of a private equity investor, and the impact that this may have on your company.
Alan Hamilton
Corporate Finance Partner
24 August 2023
Why sell to private equity?Why sell to private equity? The first in a series of blogs on private equity, Alan Hamilton, Corporate Finance Partner, shares his insight and investigates if it’s the right fit for you and your business.
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