When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. When it comes to mergers and acquisitions amid Trump’s tariffs, however, it could be more like Covid. According to Iain Lownes, a partner in the Corporate Finance practice at professional services firm S&W, the pandemic could provide a guide as to what we’re likely to […]
Consumer card spending grew just 0.5 % year-on-year in March – lower than February’s 1.0 % growth and less than the latest CPIH inflation rate of 3.7 %. The sunny weather boosted non-essential categories such as garden centres and food and drink specialist stores. However, in anticipation of rising bills and inflation on imported products, […]
Corporate Finance specialists from business advisory firm Quantuma have provided lead advisory services on the management buyout (MBO) of Pulse Cashflow Finance backed by Arena Investors LP (“Arena”). Led by managing director Mark Lucas and director Calvin Bond, the Quantuma team provided management advice and buyside support on the transaction. Established in 2008, Pulse Cashflow […]
Mid-market businesses continued to outperform the wider UK economy in March, as business activity rose for the sixteenth month in a row, the latest NatWest UK Business Growth Tracker has found. The NatWest tracker uses the industry standard Purchasing Managers’ Index ™ (PMI®) to provide an ongoing view of business performance and sentiment across the UK. […]
Purbeck Insurance Services, the UK’s only provider of personal guarantee insurance to business owners is warning SMEs to be prepared to sign a personal guarantee for a major part of the loan secured through the Growth Guarantee Scheme. This follows feedback from customers who expected their personal liability to extend to just 30% of the […]
Saffron for Intermediaries has today announced a significant revamp across much of its range as part of its ‘embracing different’ broker promise. The changes include enhanced Professional Income Boost criteria with a new maximum 6.0x LTI, a new approach to Development Finance with increases to key loan parameters, and several criteria updates across residential and buy-to-let. […]
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds at Hargreaves Lansdown: “Asian markets were pressured overnight after the US placed additional curbs on Nvidia Corp’s ability to ship advanced silicon chips into China. Shipments of Nvidia’s H20 chips, previously allowed into China are now to be restricted, creating uncertainty about just where the US/China trading relationship was […]
A local Ayr bakery is on the rise after securing a listing with a national supermarket chain following support from Business Gateway. Led by director Rachel Munro, The Rebel Baker specialises in creating allergen-free products that meet the needs of sweet-toothed individuals with food sensitivities. All the treats are baked on site in Ayr at […]
One in three consumers will boycott US products due to rising costs from tariffs, finds new research from ECC KÖLN. The study, conducted by the research team of Dr. Ralf Deckers, head of customer insights, at ECC KÖLN, a subsidiary of IFH KÖLN, which is a spin-off of the former Institute for Retail Research at […]
Jonathan Moyes, head of investment research, Wealth Club: “This was a slightly softer month for inflation than expected, coming in 0.1% below expectations at 2.6%. This likely gives the Bank of England the green light to cut interest rates in its May meeting. The UK economy is not out of the woods yet. There is […]
