Charlie Watson
Interview - Money Under Your Mattress
Charlie Watson, Head of Recruitment M&A was pleased to join Jess Miller on the Money Under Your Mattress podcast. In the series, Jess...
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Sophie Liquorish
- Oct 23
Q3 Freight-View
The Barclays Logistics Confidence Index recently suggested that this year’s UK score of (47.3) was the second lowest since reports began...
Sophie Liquorish
- Oct 23
Q3 Rec-View
The state of the economy directly shapes the recruitment & staffing market, with this sector often being the first to decline during...
Luke Mitchell
- Sep 26
What I learned at my Connect Corporate Finance internship
We were thrilled to welcome Rohan Nightingale for an 8 week summer internship, in the Recruitment & Staffing deal team. We asked him to...
Charlie Watson
- Sep 6
Considerations between an ‘on’ and ‘off-market’ acquisition?
The sourcing of acquisitions is a key topic when implementing an inorganic growth strategy and is constantly reviewed by trade and...
Matthew Orbell
- Aug 14
Sustaining the future of freight forwarding
In 2020, the transport sector accounted for a significant 21 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, with trucks, rail, and ocean...
Matthew Orbell
- Aug 1
Unlocking Capital: The Surge in Private Equity Portfolio Company Acquisitions
The private equity (PE) industry is experiencing a surge in portfolio company acquisitions, driven by a confluence of factors. This...
Sophie Liquorish
- Jul 18
Connect Corporate Finance x Freeths LLP
Q2 saw Connect Corporate Finance launch an M&A video series, partnering up with leading national law firm, Freeths, to discuss key...
Sophie Liquorish
- Jul 18
Q2 Freight-View
As we conclude another quarter of 2023, M&A activity has mirrored much of the same trajectory we saw in Q1. Whilst appetite from...
Sophie Liquorish
- Jul 18
Q2 Rec-View
The first half of 2023 has been an interesting period for the Recruitment sector, with many agencies experiencing much softer trading...
Oliver Bruell
- Jul 13
Private Equity Interest in the UK Recruitment Market
There has been a noticeable increase in private equity activity within the UK recruitment market over the last few years especially into...
Sophie Liquorish
- Apr 13
Q1 Freight-View
As we enter Q2 of 2023, what did we learn from M&A deal volumes posted in the Freight & Logistics sector? Following a notable softening...
Sophie Liquorish
- Apr 13
Q1 Rec-View
For the majority of 2022, deal activity largely mirrored pre-Pandemic levels and remained healthy in Recruitment & Staffing, however we...
Sophie Liquorish
- Feb 10
2022 Annual Deals Report - Freight & Logistics
In recent years, the international freight forwarding market has demonstrated significant consolidation, with shippers and carriers...
Sophie Liquorish
- Feb 6
2022 Annual Deals Report - Recruitment & Staffing
Whilst 2023 can now officially be considered in full swing as we step into February, long past the Happy New Year’s and finally through...
Sophie Liquorish
- Dec 23, 2022
2022 Freight-View
Early 2022 was met with the aftermath of the supply chain disruptions and logistics constraints which characterised much of 2021, coupled...
Sophie Liquorish
- Dec 20, 2022
2022 Rec-View
The year of 2021 brought record breaking statistics for transactions completed across all sectors but has 2022 successfully managed to...
Luke Mitchell
- Dec 19, 2022
6. One to watch - Levin Group
Levin - Levin’s mission is to be the market leader for connecting talent with the most innovative businesses globally in FinTech...
Charlie Watson
- Nov 24, 2022
Why acquire a recruitment agency?
Business owners operating across all sectors in the recruitment industry are consistently looking at ways to grow. The most common method...
Sophie Liquorish
- Oct 28, 2022
What makes a recruitment agency an attractive acquisition opportunity?
Whilst every transaction varies depending on the buyer-seller dynamic, there are some fundamental value drivers which typically affect...
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