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Is Shawbrook IPO the start of a market revival?
Successful float could tempt other companies to test the waters
7 hrs ago • 
Michael Taylor
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Beyond vaping - seeing through the haze
Supreme PLC’s M&A spree for consumer brands gathers pace
Oct 28 • 
Michael Taylor
2
Tech consolidation the flavour of the month
Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world
Oct 24 • 
Michael Taylor
3
Hallam’s employee ownership journey
How a serious think about culture and continuity trumped a pure cash offer
Oct 23 • 
Sam Metcalf
'Our bloody nose count is quite low'
Northern Gritstone's Duncan Johnson counts his blessings (and his cap table)
Oct 21 • 
Michael Taylor
2
Northern voice joins top table of PE
Our Friday freebie includes Mission Mars weighing up options, including selling a slice of Rudy's; also rescues at haulage firm and a tech business, and…
Oct 17 • 
Michael Taylor
3
Textiles industry still woven into national fabric
Sheryl Moore on the new momentum in one the UK's oldest industries
Oct 16 • 
TheBusinessDesk.com
What drove transatlantic tech merger
The personalities behind Fourteen IP and Clearly IP and the part Beech Tree played
Oct 14 • 
Michael Taylor
2
Buyout at party planner to the stars
Plus, a round up of activity, including literally the most confusing deal ever
Oct 10 • 
Michael Taylor
2
Which way is the wind blowing?
Private Equity on the up, IPO market comes alive and start-ups soar. Really?
Oct 9 • 
Michael Taylor
1
Mergers a ticket to survival for law firms
What else might be driving the flurry of deals between firms?
Oct 7 • 
TheBusinessDesk.com
Reasons to be cheerful so shed the malaise
A round up of activity, the largest IPO of the year so far and a food float on the blocks
Oct 3 • 
Michael Taylor
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