March 2023 Newsletter: Tech sector dampened despite SVB UK rescue

by Katerina | Mar 16, 2023 | News

HSBC’s swift purchase of the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank’s UK arm was a lifeline to thousands of technology businesses regarded as pivotal to sustainable economic recovery, post-Brexit and post-Pandemic. One leading UK private equity investor focused on the tech...

Letter from London – Post Budget Review – March 2023

by Katerina | Mar 16, 2023 | News

Jeremy Hunt became only the second of the five politicians since mid-2019 to have held the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer and survive long enough in office to deliver a Budget. Calm reassurance remains at the heart of his style and substance. Not for him the...

‘Balance Sheet and Debt Management’ – Airline Economics ‘Growth Frontiers’ Conference

by Katerina | Mar 1, 2023 | News

AIRLINE ECONOMICS ‘GROWTH FRONTIERS’ EUROPE – London 2022 Enjoy watching extracts from the 60′ discussion on ‘Balance sheet and debt management’ Moderator: Victoria Tozer-Pennington, Editor, Airline Economics Panel: Peter Davies (Founder, Airline...

Recovering markets won’t bring joy to all players

by Katerina | Feb 23, 2023 | News

London is showing few signs of losing its crown as Europe’s leading financial centre. Globally, it’s still not far behind New York; in some respects it may even be ahead. Post-Brexit, the European Central Bank is understandably unhappy that the world’s second largest...

Calm before the insolvency storm

by Katerina | Feb 15, 2023 | News

Don’t be fooled by the relatively low headline figure for company insolvency figures in January. At 1,671 the number for England and Wales was 7% up on January 2022 and 11% higher than the pre-pandemic period in 2020. It doesn’t sound too terrible, given the economic...

Paperchase’s pre-Valentine’s Day Massacre won’t be the last blood on the High Street

by Katerina | Feb 8, 2023 | News

Those planning to buy a greetings card to give a loved one on February 14 may have fewer options following last week’s fall into administration of high street stationery chain Paperchase. Failure to find a buyer for the troubled business has seen supermarket giant...