by Shilling Group | Aug 7, 2025 | Shilling Summary
INVESTMENT Mid-market PE investment slips in H1 City AM Mid-market private equity investment in London declined in the first half of this year, according to analysis by KPMG. Data shows that the volume of mid-market private equity investment in the City fell by 14%,...
by Shilling Group | Aug 6, 2025 | Shilling Summary
OUTLOOK Chancellor faces £50bn black hole Sky News Financial Times The Daily Telegraph BBC News The Times Daily Express Daily Mail Daily Mirror The Guardian The Independent The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has warned that Chancellor...
by Shilling Group | Aug 5, 2025 | Shilling Summary
OUTLOOK M&A value surges 28% this year Reuters Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) reached $2.6trn in value for the first seven months of 2025, a 28% increase from last year, according to Dealogic. Despite a 16% drop in the number of transactions,...
by Shilling Group | Aug 4, 2025 | Shilling Summary
FINANCING Liam Byrne: Finance isn’t working for start-ups The Times Liam Byrne MP, chairman of the Commons business and trade committee, has launched an inquiry into the UK’s access to productive finance. The UK, despite being a financial and scientific...
by Shilling Group | Aug 1, 2025 | Shilling Summary
OUTLOOK Business confidence hits record low – IoD The Times Business confidence among leaders has plummeted to its lowest level since the Brexit vote, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD). The optimism index fell to -72 in July from -53 the previous...
