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Mergers & Acquisitions: An FD’s Role in Preparing for Sale
This article is the final interview of our series exploring the art and science of mergers and acquisitions. For this instalment, CMA’s Commercial Director Richard Dibden spoke with Adrian Povey, who was Founder/FD of Chamonix Estates. He discusses how the firm explored an MBO before agreeing a trade sale to New Milton-based First Port.
How to Support Your Employees Through the Menopause
The menopause is under-discussed and often thought of as a taboo subject, and yet it’s something major, which affects most women in the workplace. It’s fundamentally clear that organisations need to better support the women in their teams, in order to create a future-proofed workplace.
How to Build an Inclusive Workplace
Inclusion ensures everyone feels valued and is able to add value. Fostering an inclusive workplace makes for a supportive and thriving work culture; enabling your organisation to attract and retain the very best people. With this in mind, here are five ways to get you started on how you can improve inclusion in your workplace and create a truly inclusive working environment.
How the CIPD Qualification Has Helped Me
In this article we look at the practicalities of the qualification and speak to several HR professionals to find out how the qualification has helped them, both when it came to securing a job, as well as in their day-to-day work life.
Mergers & Acquisitions: An FD’s Role in a Trade Sale Transaction
Are mergers and acquisitions (M&As) an art or a science? In our recent article we gained insight from CFO Adam Fowler, off the back of his lead on multiple successful acquisitions with private equity investment. For this installment, Richard Dibden speaks to Doug Kettlewell, former Finance Director at Talley Group, following the company’s sale to Direct Healthcare Group (DHG).
CMA Executive: 2022 Quarterly Business Review
CMA’s Associate Director George Weston gives us a rundown of the highlights, opportunities and challenges from Q1 of 2022.