Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has rapidly risen since the fall of communism, as denoted by the chart below. CEE GDP per capita Even more interesting …
IM to be believed? Testing the numbers with Digital Due Diligence
When a private company is being sold via an auction process, an Information Memorandum (IM) – otherwise known as the ‘book’ – serves to encourage offers by providing prospective buyers …
Cyber Security: Turning Rhetoric into Action
The recent NHS cyber-attack, that infected over 300,000 computers worldwide, caused a huge spike in Google searches of the term ‘cyber security’ as seen below. Described as the “biggest ransomware …
Looking back on investment year 2016-17: How Private Equity Fell in Love with Digital
The continued fall out of the financial crisis combined with a year of political uncertainty and limited GDP growth have altered the characteristics of M&A activity. With limited market growth …
Cyber Security – what is it and are you asking the right questions?
What is Cyber Due Diligence? It is the testing of digital processes and systems to assess the potential for a data breach of any stored personal data. This includes 3 …
Brexit economic uncertainty or seasonality? Why the restaurant sector is seeing a decline
Why is the restaurant sector seeing a decline? Economic uncertainty following Brexit and Trump has reduced the disposable incomes of many, increasing the preference of “dining in” as opposed to …
US election response matters
Many investors and fund managers had hoped that the surprise Brexit result was a one off. It couldn’t possibly happen again, could it? The underdog pulling on the emotive strings …