Clive Baker

  • Clive Baker
    Opinion

    Comment: A decade of change and more to come

    2012-08-23T07:00:00

    Our firm’s recent 10th anniversary has caused us to reflect on what has happened in the retail sector over the past decade – an extraordinary period of change and corporate activity – and to wonder what might happen in the next 10 years.

  • Clive Baker
    Opinion

    Still deals to be done despite volatility

    2011-11-03T07:00:00

    It is no great surprise that the mergers and acquisitions environment has been getting much tougher over recent months with increasingly volatile trading conditions and darker consumer outlook – but more about that later, what has happened so far this year?

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    Opinion

    The deals going down in retail

    2011-02-14T07:00:00

    Looking back, 2010 turned out to be a pretty active year for retail M&A, with 14 UK deals worth more than £50m, of which seven were over £250m.