A team led by Corporate Partner Karl Jansen has advised Experian on its recent acquisition of Garlik Limited, a provider of web monitoring services, from venture capital investors DFJ Esprit and Doughty Hanson, and other shareholders.
The Bribery Act 2010 which came into force this month has attracted a tremendous amount of press coverage, and there can’t be many pieces of legislation which have attracted quite so many different epithets. This Act has been variously described as “gold-plated”, “draconian”, “vague”, “uncompetitive”, and its scope “uncertain”, its consequences “far reaching”.
With private equity deals on the increase, are we seeing a resurgence of the corporate finance marketplace? Lee Clifford, head of corporate at Freeth Cartwright’s Birmingham office, is optimistic.
Article appeared in Birmingham Post Corporate Finance Supplement, 30 September 2010.
There is no question that the last two years or so have been very challenging for everyone involved in the business of corporate finance. According to figures issued by CMBOR (Centre for Management Buyout Research), the UK buy-out market fell from a record £46.5 billion at the end of 2007 to just £4.4 billion by the end of the third quarter of 2009. Recent figures, however, are far more encouraging.
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There has been significant growth in the private health care sector, with an enormous amount of consolidation in the market.
As the regulatory requirements become more and more stringent, larger firms with greater resources have been on the acquisition trail. Our specialist knowledge and experience in the care sector ensures transactions can be properly structured and any legal questions answered quickly and effectively. It’s this ability to assist clients that has seen the firm’s care team, led by corporate finance partner Philip Raven, build up a significant portfolio of satisfied clients.