Deal Talk
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January 21, 2019
Effective management incentive plans are critical in closing acquisitions and maximising deal value by driving desired behaviour and aligning objectives to the sponsor’s value creation plan. What’s on offer to existing management is clearly very important. An equal priority is the package needed to attract new personnel hired post completion to deliver the strategies for transformation.
January 16, 2019
“How do I prepare my portfolio for Brexit?” Alistair Dick, Corporate Finance Restructuring Partner, shares three ideas to help portfolio managers working for private equity funds, banks, insurance companies and credit funds prepare for the road ahead.
January 07, 2019
We explore the impact that technological disruption is having on industrial businesses - a strategic pivot from supplying customers with products to propositions based around availability or solutions.
December 20, 2018
When Carillion entered into an insolvency in January, an important task was to protect its data from opportunistic hackers as well as mitigate against accidental breaches. This is a brief account of what we did to accomplished this.
December 18, 2018
Cost reduction experts, Zena Alston and Aditi Gandhi explore Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB).
December 14, 2018
The UK’s care sector is already the largest employer in the UK - with more than 1.6 million people. And with the ageing population set to expand dramatically over the next decades, demand for the services the sector provides will continue to grow.
December 04, 2018
Retail expert, Claire Fox, talks turnaround, cost reduction and why CVAs rarely work in today's challenged High Street.
November 29, 2018
A Health System with a real shortage of capital allowance has created a scenario with limited options to refurbish or replace unfit old NHS estate. Where will the much-needed capital funding come from?
November 27, 2018
We held the PwC Food Forum this November – a get together over lunch of shareholders and management teams across the UK food and drink sector. We took the opportunity to to check in on sentiment regarding three important areas for the industry today –Brexit impact (or not…), growth outlook for 2019 and the biggest trends for the next 12 months.
November 13, 2018
The high street is in trouble with net closures of 1,123 shops. The rate of CVAs in retail has risen, despite the fact that 51% of them fail. What will happen in the New Year?
November 13, 2018
Brexit poses a very real challenge on top of an already deteriorating working capital performance across the industry, with end to end supply chain times expected to lengthen. There are five practical things that business can do to understand and manage the impact whilst ensuring business continuity in this climate of change.
November 05, 2018
The H1 2018 update Welcome to our H1 2018 update. The UK manufacturing & chemicals sector has continued to perform well over the last six months, proving its resilience despite weaker domestic demand and the perceived uncertainty around Brexit.
October 26, 2018
Innovative digital companies continue to emerge across the financial services sector. In the past these new entrants were met by incumbents with either inertia or fear of their own obsolescence. Now large corporates are viewing fintech start-ups as an opportunity to enhance their product offering and customer experience at a faster pace than their competitors.
October 23, 2018
Hotel deal volumes in the UK have continued to soar in 2018 and we expect them to reach around £6.8 billion by the end of the year, higher than the initial estimate (£6 billion) in our Hotels Forecast earlier in the year. Yet, as the investor profile evolves and margins come under pressure, 2018 looks set to be the high water mark. Despite continued appetite for hotel investment in the UK, we expect deal volumes to fall by around a third to around £4.5 billion in 2019.
October 17, 2018
There has been a steady stream of high profile carve-outs in recent years and this trend shows no signs of reversing. Companies have sold or spun-off non-core assets in response to changing market conditions and pressure from investors.
October 15, 2018
Our quarterly update looks at the recent activity in the Non-life insurance run-off market and our thoughts on what is coming up next.
October 12, 2018
A robust, detailed synergy case is fundamental to identifying acquisition value pre deal, and delivering synergies quickly post deal. For some deals it’s mandatory that this be publically reported upon, but there are practical difficulties. We believe these are best overcome by a staged approach.
October 11, 2018
Wherever there is uncertainty in the supply chain there is a need to mitigate any concerns, often through increasing inventory. Here are five practical things that businesses can do to minimise the cash impact of holding extra safety stock.
October 04, 2018
As the world gets smaller, it is more important than ever to be aware of global trends and to understand the potential impacts of operating in an international marketplace. This blog, from PwC partner Ed Macnamara, explores the 8 trends affecting global restructuring and the countries they impact.
September 20, 2018
Competition between the largest stock exchanges, in particular New York, China and Hong Kong is intensifying. This blog explores how the Technology sector continues to lead global IPO issuances and drive stock market performance.
