ACQ Bloggers

Access UK Commercial Director Chris has specialist expertise in business and ERP IT Solutions. He’s engaged in a variety of roles during a successful career ranging from finance director to sales director and international business development director for a FTSE 250 Company. Chris specialises in negotiating skills, business process mapping, business intelligence and financial solutions.

Merging different cultures

Aligning company policy

Migrating to new business systems


Mary Say

Mary Say, Managing Director of Brand Potential, and her team specialise in identifying and developing growth opportunities for Accelerator brands through creative insight, innovation and delivery. The consultancy’s methodologies are proven through providing commercial due diligence and strategic insight into the market and consumer growth potential for mergers and acquisitions and private equity deals.

A view from the Fringe

Chaos is the new Norm

Planning with confidence is the key to accelerated growth.


Melvin Glapion

Melvin Glapion leads Kroll’s business intelligence practice in London. He has over 16 years experience of M&A, corporate strategy and financial analysis, leading multi-jurisdictional teams in cross border market entry, due diligence and competitive intelligence. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

A volatile year

The Bribery Act receives cautious optimism


John Onslow

John Onslow is the Chief Executive of Centric, an independent Invoice Discounting and Asset Based Financing company providing financing to businesses. He started the company with Tim Hawkins in 2007 after 21 years at GE Commercial Finance, where he was Chief Operating Officer. He has over 30 years experience in the ABL sector and has operated at board level for the past 15 years.

Will Project Merlin deliver lending?


Malcolm MacDougall

Malcolm is a corporate lawyer specialising in private equity and mergers and acquisitions. Malcolm’s experience includes a wide range of both UK and cross-border M&A and private equity work including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, reorganisations, private equity investments and exits. Malcolm has worked in both the UK and Australia.

Management buy-ins: potential pitfalls

PE backed take-privates following Takeover Code changes


Mike Symes

Mike Symes is Managing Director of Marketing Agency of the Year, Strand Financial, and author of “Light Your Firebrand”. He is a branding strategist, communications expert, and professional speaker with over 20 years top-level experience. Mike is also Chairman of online publishing company, Financial Marketing Limited and FIDES. .

The brutal treatment of brands


Geoff Cook

Geoff joined Jersey Finance as Chief Executive in January 2007. In promoting the Finance Industry of Jersey, Geoff visits many of the world’s leading finance centres regularly, highlighting the strengths of Jersey as a financial jurisdiction and updating officials, regulators, finance professionals and international investors on legal and regulatory developments.

Jersey Funds find stable ground

Scandal, unrest and opportunity


Lionel Taylor

Lionel Taylor is the Chief Executive Officer of Delta Trade Finance and member of the board. He has over 25 years of receivables finance and international trade experience, at senior management and director level, with major European and US financial institutions including RBS, Rabobank and Citibank. Lionel was previously head of Trade and Supply Chain at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

China - supplying the world


Matt Porzio

Matthew Porzio, Vice President of Product Marketing, joined IntraLinks in August of 2003. He is responsible for driving the development and marketing of IntraLinks’ Exchanges including virtual dealroom/dataroom solutions for the M&A and restructuring communities. Mr. Porzio is widely recognised as a leading authority on virtual datarooms and M&A technology.

Clear Skies Ahead: M&A Q1


Michelle Mathers

Michelle Mathers graduated from Leeds University with a first class honours degree and trained and worked for eight years at Gordons LLP in Bradford and Leeds. Michelle joined Ford & Warren Solicitors in April 2006 and became a Partner in July 2006 and has since then headed up their Corporate/Commercial Team. Michelle has experience in the full range of corporate/commercial services both in the UK, the European Union, the US, Canada and China.

Consumer Credit – “Don't get caught out”

Real effects of the recession



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