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Stephen Hodges Advises SMEs Not To Take Out Overdrafts

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Mike Campbell

Stephen Hodges, Chief Executive of the merchant bank Close Brothers stated that “SMEs are far too reliant on overdrafts and would be better off avoiding them altogether. They should be using assets of the business to access alternative sources of finance instead.” Close Brothers lend £5 billion to around 27,000 small businesses in the UK. Hodges said “it is vital…

Industrials and Engineering Sector Poised for Acquisition Surge

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Mike Campbell

Three quarters of UK publically listed industrial and engineering firms have indicated that they are expecting to see an increase in M&A activity in the next twelve months, according to a Deloitte survey of 20 M&A officers. Over 60% indicated that they were looking at emerging markets for potential acquisitions. However, several analysts believe that there is also more pressure…

China Inward Investment – Critical Infrastructure and Security Sensitive Industries

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Mike Campbell

Despite the recent recession and financial crisis the UK has emerged as Europe’s prime destination for Chinese investment. Chinese investors invested twice as much into the UK since 2012 as they did over the past seven years. Some estimates believe that that this could even be more than the total from the previous three decades. Chinese investors have ownership of…

World’s Simplest Management Secret

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Mike Campbell

Management books and business schools often try to tell us how to manage “people.” However, in management we need to manage individuals not people. All individuals are different and the way that they respond to different management approaches and incentives varies considerably. Some individuals respond positively to money, others with public praise. Some relish challenging assignments and others respond to…

Campbell Ventures on the BBC Look North News

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Mike Campbell

Mike Campbell, Managing Director of Campbell Ventures was interviewed this evening by the BBC Look North news team. The heathcare company Smith & Nephew plc announced that it would be making up to 140 staff at its Hull factory redundant today as part of a cost reduction programme to transfer some of its manufacturing to China. Smith & Nephew will…

Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 Goes Live!

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Mike Campbell

The first United Airlines flight arrival touched down from Chicago into Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 occurred this morning at 5.45 am, marking the first flight into the new Heathrow Terminal 2. The flight arrived on time and without any problems into the latest new £2.5 Bn terminal at London Heathrow airport. Today is a significant milestone for London Heathrow Airport and the Terminal…

Slipstream is Unveiled at London Heathrow Airport

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Mike Campbell

Campbell Ventures is currently delivering project management expertise to operationalise the new London Heathrow airport Terminal 2 for Heathrow Airport Limited. The new Terminal 2 is the latest stage in Heathrow’s £11 billion investment transformation. Over the course of the next six months, 26 airlines from across the airport will move their operations from their current terminals into Terminal 2…

UK High Growth Companies Increase by 30%

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Mike Campbell

The number of high-growth companies across the UK increased by 30% last year indicating that the economy is gathering pace. High-growth firms are categorised as businesses turning over between £2.5m and £100m, growing 33% over three years and a minimum of 10% over two consecutive years. According to the latest Entrepreneur Index, compiled by Barclays and the Business Growth Fund…

Globalscope – International M&A Event in London

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Mike Campbell

Globalscope is an international 24-country network of 31 M&A advisory firms. Campbell Ventures’s corporate finance partner Corbett Keeling (www.corbettkeeling.com) is part of Globalscope and will be hosting the organisation’s annual event in London . An evening drinks event is being run in conjunction with the Financial Times and Mergermarket and co-hosted with international law firm, Hogan Lovells. It will take place…

Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) – Great Expectations

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Mike Campbell

On 17th June 2013 a meeting was held in Brussels to launch the start of a process to create a new Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the USA. With an ambitious two year timeline to completion, this could become the blue print standard for all future international trade agreements. It could effectively become the new…

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