Welcome to this new year edition of Transact, eNews from Saffery Champness Corporate Finance.

In this edition, we take the opportunity to update you on some of the transactions with which we have been involved over the course of the past year.

We live in challenging times and, with relatively limited access to funding, most areas of M&A activity have been at historic lows. Nonetheless, many of our clients have continued to be active, and some highlights are detailed here.

We also look more generally at how the slowdown has affected aspects of the market. With Business XL magazine we recently looked at the prospects for the UK’s junior markets of PLUS and AIM, and you can access that article in this eNewsletter.

We also take a look at how the international depression in M&A markets has rippled across Europe, and examine the prospects for a return of confidence.

Hopefully the new year will bring better things for us all.


Charles Simpson
Head of Corporate Finance

Saffery Champness
Lion House, Red Lion Street, London WC1R 4GB
t: 020 7841 4000 f: 020 7841 4100 e: corporate.finance@saffery.com
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