BHP Corporate Finance collected an unprecedented six awards at last week’s prestigious South Yorkshire Insider Dealmakers Awards 2011. BHP Corporate Finance is one of the North of England’s leading independent corporate advisory firms.
One of the more thought provoking questions that business people frequently ask me is: “What should I learn from large companies that I could readily implement in my own business?”
There can be no doubt that we are currently living in very testing times. The scale of the well documented financial crisis – particularly since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in mid- September – has been the most dramatic in a generation and has led to widespread apprehension and uncertainty.
This time last year I referred to 2007 as a year to remember, both in terms of the turmoil caused by the summer floods and the hugely successful year for our Corporate Finance team.
The Government has recently announced a series of measures which are intended to encourage and support bank lending to businesses in the current difficult climate. The initial announcement relating to smaller companies covers...
We are experiencing what is almost certainly the worst economic downturn in living memory - many companies are fighting for survival and that old cliche "Cash is King" continues to be proven correct.
The credit crunch has been with us for about a year now. Twelve months ago Doncaster based Keepmoat was the subject of a £783m MBO just as the credit markets were tightening and commentators were predicting doom and gloom.
Every business needs an effective, supportive relationship with its key suppliers - and that includes its bank. Yet too often, banks can be viewed as remote, demanding, and "fair weather" friends.
Opinions abound as to how long the economic downturn could last. Chancellor Alastair Darling's claim in last month's Budget that Britain would climb out of recession by the end of the year was ridiculed as gloomier figures and forecasts emerged.
It proved to be a very busy night for our corporate finance team - the newly monikered BHP Ingram Forrest Corporate Finance - at the 2009 South Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards Ceremony and Dinner.
