This week, the UK Financial Times issued an article summing up the current state of M&A: “Global dealmaking drops to lowest level in more than a decade”. In this paper, they took the time (including lots of supporting data and examples) to provide the following...
It was with much interest that I read the latest FT article from Blair Effron titled ‘Tighter Times means tougher corporate choices’. The main thrust of his piece centred around the concept of ‘more for less’. Average EPS in 2020 will be down, many companies will...
Uncertainty, critical decisions, market pressures, new rules. BTD’s clients are using Scenario Planning to help chart their way. In some cases, they’re seeking to get back on course. In others, they’re charting new directions. Scenario Planning (SP) is a powerful tool with a 40+ year pedigree....
With so much online noise to compete with, if I’m going to write an article, I want it to stand out from the crowd. But how do I do it? This is something I find myself grappling with. Writing doesn’t come naturally to me. Or rather,...
“Humans think in stories rather than facts, numbers or equations, and the simpler the story, the better.” Yuval Noah Harari (2016). This quote reminded me, that telling and listening to stories is very much part of who we are. Stories exist in both our personal lives and in business....
In this post, the final in the series, BTD UK Partner Carlos Keener considers the learnings and lessons from the previous three posts and considers how this might impact the role and nature of M&A, Divestment and Alliance teams themselves. You can read the first...
The answers set the agenda for capitalizing on and adapting to a highly uncertain business environment. Old rules are not merely outdated. They may be hazardous. That’s the upshot from BTD’s 13th May webinar featuring Robin Stopford, Head of Business Development at James Fisher & Sons,...
Why have a PMO? The Project Management Office, or PMO as it’s usually called, is commonly found in organisations where project management is the primary means by which business change is delivered. It really only takes one or two major project failures for executives to realise why...
Please find below a summary of our key takeaways from the webinar which took place on Wednesday 20th May. In M&A, the Legal function and senior attorneys can become much more than a “support function” – potential source of competitive advantage Need to move beyond...
In this post, the third of four in the series, BTD UK Partner Carlos Keener discusses some of the emerging strategies clients are considering for inorganic growth, and provides an alternative perspective on the key factors necessary for success. You can read the first post...