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European restructuring in 2009 - Private Equity International 01/11/2008
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Matthew Prest, managing director and head of the Close Brothers European
Special Situations Group, takes a look at what 2009 holds in store for the
European restructuring market.
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Focus on pensions - Real Deals 18/09/2008
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The pensions regulator isn’t quite the trigger-happy authoritarian some make it out to be, but its powers, both present and future, still demand attention.
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Extending our reach - Financial Times 16/09/2008
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Close Brothers, the merchant bank, yesterday acquired the remaining 55 per cent
of Atlas Capital, its Spanish corporate finance associate, with an eye towards
expanding its debt advisory and restructuring business.
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Pensions Regulator letter - Financial Times 10/09/2008
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Private equity firms need not fear the pensions regulator
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Buying up Leverage Loan Funds - Private Equity Europe 29/08/2008
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Jonathan Broome, director of Close Brothers Corporate Finance Debt Advisory Group, looks at the buying opportunities in the secondary market
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Outlook for UK Manufacturing – Financier Worldwide 01/08/2008
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The outlook for UK manufacturers will continue to be a topic of much debate. The pessimists will point to continuing high energy costs, increased raw material costs and cheap imports from lower cost countries as sounding the death knell for UK manufacturers.
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Base metal into gold - The Times 07/04/2008
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Booming metals market turns scrap merchants into millionaires
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Sanctuary Spa deal details - Corporate Financier 01/04/2008
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The prestigious Sanctuary Spa has been in HgCapital’s portfolio for more than a decade. Yet its sale to PZ Cussons and subsequent restructuring, while making compulsive viewing, was as clean and comfortable as any company could hope for.
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15 per cent of the UK’s listed tech sector taken private in past year – The Independent 01/04/2008
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Some 15 per cent of the total market capitalisation of London-listed IT firms, or more than £2.6bn of equity, has been taken off the stock market in the past year, according to Close Brothers.
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Protecting pension funds, by Stephen Aulsebrook - Professional Pensions 21/02/2008
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Company pension funds can be the first casualty of a restructuring. Stephen Aulsebrook of Close Brothers Corporate Finance lays out the options for trustees wishing to safeguard the interests of their schemes
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