MOON News
17-01-2012
The good news is that corporate finance deals are still happening. The total value of Merger & Acquisition activity in the UK increased by 11% in 2011 to £229 billion. The trend was one of stable transaction volumes and increased average prices. Admittedly the increase was from a low base, but the UK outlook is encouraging, given that the M&A figures for all Europe and the USA fell in 2011. [Source: Experian Corpfin]
The appetite is there for doing deals. A recent Royal
ABOUT THE BOARD - ANDREW CREESE
10-01-2012
We welcome Andrew Creese, Managing Director of Unwin Safety Systems, to our January edition of "About the Board", our regular series of interviews with leading figures in the South West business community.
About you and your business
Hello Andrew, tell us about Unwin Safety Systems and your role.Unwin Safety Systems is a leading supplier of safety equipment for wheelchair users –in particular to improve mobility safety in vehicles. Established over 50 years ago, the
ABOUT THE BOARD - ADAM TAVENER
25-11-2011
We welcome Adam Tavener, Chairman of Clifton Asset Management Plc, to the first in our regular series of interviews with leading figures in the South West business community.
About you and your business
Hello Adam, tell us about Clifton Asset Management and your role as Chairman.
Clifton provides a funding solution to business owners. In brief we show them how to monetise the hidden value in their business, for instance goodwill or branding, then
22-09-2011
Building New Boards - How Moon Consulting Recruits Executive Teams
It is a sophisticated task to source the right new senior director for a company, but the difficulty increases many fold when a client needs to find multiple executives for the same board. Vanessa Moon of Moon Consulting has been involved in 3 high profile team builds for major clients in the UK in the past 18 months, two in the South West and one in London.
In all of these cases, Vanessa was tasked with hir