After having won the 2015 Growing Business Awards for large company of the year, we asked CEO David Hosking about his future growth plans for private equity-owned Tusker.
Corporate risk appetite and sentiment have faded in the face of weakness in emerging economies and global equity markets, suggested Deloitte’s latest CFO survey.
By David Craik
British businesses in the SME space are bullish about growth prospects over the next two years, belying the “war for talent” that is currently being fought between ambitious growth-orientated firms.
When we look back in five years’ time, the ejection of the FCA’s CEO, Martin Wheatley, may have proven to be the catalyst for the capital advancement of British companies.
Wimbledon and Olympic champion Andy Murray has entered into a “long-term partnership” with equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, whereby he will be advising on businesses in the health, sport and wearable technology spaces.
It was widely expected that 2015 was the year that election uncertainty in the UK would hold back the UK equity market and stall corporate investment. So far this has yet to transpire, despite recent polls suggesting the two main parties remain locked in a state of non-majority limbo.
A Syriza election victory would obviously increase Greek credit risk – i.e. the higher probability of a country default – and raise concerns of a Greek exit from EMU. On balance, however, we believe that the market implications should be relatively contained.
