South West Corporate Finance Review 2018

The latest Experian Market IQ figures listing corporate finance deals which occurred during 2018 is now available. Below is a brief overview on how the South West region fared.

“Despite the optimism that many advisers in the South West talked about a year ago, overall deal volumes continued their annual decline in the region and fell by 12% in contrast to the national picture where they increased marginally. Whilst in absolute terms they remained above the level for six of the last ten years, since the peak in 2016 the trend has been downwards with this accelerating significantly in the last quarter of 2018. Although local advisers and funders continue to be busy, many report that…”

… to read the rest of Andy Killick’s (Head of Corporate Finance and Partner) article and the review in full, please download it below.

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