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GROWTH
OPPORTUNITIES
EXPERTISE
ISSUE 160
MARCH
2014
icaew.com/cff
CORPORATE
FINANCIER
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@ICAEW_CORP_FIN Contents
WELCOME Danish ding dong It was a case o
NEWS & EVENTS Faculty news INCENTIVES TO J
NEWS Briefing INCREASED DEALS FORECAST I
A GUIDING LIGHT Promoting excellent professional
Super sleuthing Longer, in-depth due diligence pr
ANALYSIS Cox continues: “There's an int
Corporate Financier's infrastructure cover story
INSIGHT Joint ventures, which are not rocket
Virtual opportunity As a popular hub for global
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TOP OF THE AGENDA
CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES CYBER SECURITY = DEA
OPENING DOORS TO GLOBAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
We let our clients do the talking. Rempower As
Xerxes Equity Limited Asset Based Lending Buildin
18 FORCING THE HANDS Crusaders for shareholder v
COVER STORY
“Sometimes they declare their hand, but in other
36 CTIVIST ACTIONS NUMBER OF TIMES EMPLOYED OA
“Activists may be more `in your face' but it is h
ANTICIPATING THE “The playbook for dealing activ
WHEELS IN MOTION Brian Bollen looks at th
TRENDWATCH transactions to be announced in
Under the influence From planning policy and mark
COMMENT KEY FINDINGS In the two years sin
Risky business Bribery and the risk to business f
INSIGHT Niche no more Debt private pl
targeting the lack of liquidity in the SME space.
INSIGHT be very certain that you
Appointments NEW HEAD OF CF AT BAKER TILLY
PEOPLE NEWS GOU
ON MY CV Deal Nirvana Maximising the multiple
Cyber security in corporate finance Cyber secur
THE KEY TO AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE IS QUITE LITERAL