25 Nov, 2021 Getting the capital back on track – what is the data telling us? By Graeme Smith Lee Watson We recently joined London First and Michele Pittini, Head of GLA Economics, to discuss economic recovery, balance sheets and the rising...
19 Oct, 2021 WEBINAR: Resetting the Hotel Balance Sheet to be fit for recovery By Graeme Smith The travel and leisure industry is desperately trying to get up from the COVID canvas, yet continues to face a wave of economic...
04 Aug, 2021 Blink and you missed it: the two-month recession By Greig Taylor As reported by the Business Cycle Dating Committee (not a corporate Peloton matchmaking group!) of the National Bureau for Economic...
06 Jul, 2021 Retail outlook H1 2021: Freedom Day may have been delayed, but transformation efforts can’t afford to be… By Clare Kennedy The ‘Freedom Day’ delay has further staggered Retail’s full restart and, despite positive indicators of pent-up demand during trading in...
01 Jul, 2021 Are the operational challenges of restart creating a ‘moment of truth’ for international business travel? By Beatrix Morath Last week I took my first international air travel business trip in more than 15 months. While it was wonderful to get ‘back on the...
28 Jun, 2021 Challenges remain around the successful implementation of Restructuring Plans and CVAs By Ben Browne Clare Kennedy News that Hurricane Energy’s restructuring plan has been refused sanction and the temporary suspension of NCP’s restructuring plan...
16 Jun, 2021 The cruise industry: why post-pandemic restart will be anything but plain sailing By Chris Duffy Troy MacDonald Lloyd Smith Entering 2020, the cruise industry had been a standout performer within the travel and leisure sector. Expanding beyond its traditionally...
15 Jun, 2021 A resilient and agile solution to the global supply chain chaos is the way ahead By Brian Nemeth Pre-pandemic the global supply chain was characterized by vast, complex networks spread across the globe. Increasingly huge ships...
10 Jun, 2021 Unfit for the future? Why the real retail disruption is still to come By Matt Clark Understandably, COVID-19’s impact on retail has been the sector’s focus for the last 15 months. Lockdowns, changing consumer priorities...
01 Jun, 2021 Private equity focused on a post-pandemic world By Simon Rowley As corporates have sought additional capital to survive the pandemic, this has created opportunity for private equity firms to invest in...
04 May, 2021 Growth in mind as businesses look to normality By AlixPartners Since the turn of the year, through our third national lockdown and as the economy starts to pick up as the vaccine roll out continues...
30 Apr, 2021 How retailers can reconnect with consumers post-COVID By Matt Clark Dan Coen Brian Kalms Clare Kennedy Andy Searle Amelia Green +3 more... Show less Changes in consumer behavior and attitudes may be around for some time, what can retailers do to address them?