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11 advisory firms advise on Continental Bakeries acquisition The Merchant Banking division of Goldman Sachs and private equity firm Silverfern have acquired Continental Bakeries, a European bakery group.
02 May 2016
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PwC opens office in Dhaka to support fast growing Bangladesh PwC has opened an office in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.
27 April 2016
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Emerging markets economies increasingly vulnerable Following the slowdown in China and geopolitics around oil, commodity prices have slumped and are expecting to stay low.
13 April 2016
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International assignment key to diversity female leadership 20% of financial services’ overseas assignments are filled by women, even while a majority are keen to take on such an assignment.
04 April 2016
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Family businesses may boon from women in management The succession of the family business remains a perceived issue for women in line, many of whom believe that males in the family are expected to do the job.
31 March 2016
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PwC adds Andrew Drake and Selina Hall to pensions practice PwC has added Andrew Drake as Partner and Selina Hall as Senior Manager to its Pensions Advisory practice in the UK.
29 March 2016
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FinTech is disruptive, but creates both risks and opportunities FinTech presents the financial services with both risks and opportunities.
21 March 2016
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Private companies strategies set to face high impact change Private companies find themselves transforming as they seek to meet the changing expectations of their customers and employees.
09 March 2016
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PwC to add 1,000 data scientists to its Deals practice To provide deeper analytic insights for the M&A market, PwC has announced it will in the coming two years add more than 1,000 data science specialists to its Deals business.
17 February 2016
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PwC establishes blockchain team at its Belfast office The potential for blockchain technologies, the public ledger underlying cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, in the financial and public sectors are significant.
09 February 2016
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PwC buys Scotland based cybersecurity expert Praxism Cybersecurity remains a key issue for businesses in the UK, with hundreds of thousands lost each year to cybercrime by UK businesses.
08 February 2016
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PwC: Correspondent banking facing existential crisis Following the 2008 banking crisis and the more recent Libor rating scandal, as well as the increasing sophistication of international criminal syndicates, regulators have clamped down on internationa
04 February 2016
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Fighting the 40 billion food fraud to protect food supply Food safety has been an issue in recent years, from the powdered baby milk formula contaminated with dangerous levels of melamine to horse meat sold as beef.
01 February 2016
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PwC: CEO confidence in business growth drops slightly Confidence of CEOs globally regarding business growth has dropped slightly from 39% in 2015 to 35% in 2016, PwC's 19th annual CEO confidence survey highlights.
25 January 2016
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Stonewall names 5 consulting firms top LGBT employer Business advisory firms Accenture, EY, IBM, KPMG and PwC have been recognised as top LGBT employer by lesbian, gay and bisexual rights charity Stonewall for providing equality on the work floor and s
22 January 2016
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21 consulting firms contribute to World Economic Forum Yesterday the World Economic Forum (WEF) kicked off in Davos.
21 January 2016
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PwC supports 42 million Aero Stanrew acquisition TT Electronics has bought Aero Stanrew for a reported £42 million. The deal will further TT Electronics’ offering of hardened electronics to the aerospace and defence markets.
08 January 2016
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18 advisories Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality Eighteen consulting firms have been recognised as leaders in the area of workplace equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) employees by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation by scor
22 December 2015
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Operations management converging towards strategy Operations and strategy are coming closer together, a recent report from PwC finds.
21 December 2015
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PwC Legal expands global immigration practice presence PwC Legal is expanding its global immigration practice on the back of increased demand.
18 December 2015
United Kingdom

Seven business advisory win Mergermarket M&A Awards Global M&A platform Mergermarket has unveiled the 2015 winners of its annual M&A Awards ceremony, with four of the 15 main prizes going to business advisory firms, while three other consultancies man
10 December 2015
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10 ways how digital leaders outperform their competition Investment in digital innovation remains a key priority for many businesses. Recent PwC research shows that revenue growth, improving customer experience and increasing profits are the biggest motivators for companies to invest in digital. Investin
10 December 2015
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Catalyst CF and PwC CF advise on Alcumus | Santia deal Technology firm Alcumus has acquired Santia, a Cardiff headquartered health and safety and accreditation services provider, in a deal worth almost £50 million.
07 December 2015
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Four M&A firms support Ribble Cycles | True Capital deal Bicycle retailer Ribble Cycles has been acquired by investment firm True Capital. The deal was advised on by M&A advisors from Jones Day, PwC, Napthens and Moore and Smalley.
01 December 2015
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Lackluster US and China slow technology IPO market Q3 2015 saw 11 technology IPOs, of more than $40 million, globally, with total proceeds hitting $4,093 million.
30 November 2015
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Google and PwC launch joint Innovation Lab in Belfast Google has in collaboration with PwC opened its first Google Innovation Lab in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a move aimed at encouraging European firms to embrace new, and more innovative ways of wor
25 November 2015
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PwC: UK businesses still fail to take on cyber security Information security remains a key challenge for businesses around the world, as adversaries become more and more sophisticated.
19 November 2015
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PwC partners with cloud security firm Skyhigh Networks PwC has agreed an alliance with Skyhigh Networks, a US-based cloud security company.
16 November 2015
United Kingdom

82% of large law firms in UK book higher fee income 82 of the 100 largest law firms in the UK have seen their fee income increase over the past year.
11 November 2015
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PwC launches Back to Business return to work scheme PwC has launched ‘Back to Business’, a programme to support ex-professional services personnel return to the workplace.
05 November 2015
United Kingdom

PwC buys Kusiri, London-based fraud detection start-up Accounting and consulting giant PwC has acquired Kusiri, a technology start-up based in East London.
30 October 2015
United Kingdom

Ian Koxvold heads education strategy business of PwC PwC has boosted its Education Strategy business with the appointment of Ian Koxvold as the Lead of the practice.
28 October 2015

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