Blog4th Dec 2018Oil & Gas deals market on the riseWe have witnessed a steady increase in Merger and Acquisition (“M&A”) activity in the Oil & Gas sector in 2018 with a number of high profile transactions concerning companies and/or asset sales in the upstream exploration & production (E&P) space…View more
Blog19th Nov 2018North Sea Oil & Gas: The Outlook for Deal MakingThe ongoing recovery in the oil price and increasing pricing certainty continues to improve the North Sea Oil & Gas M&A landscape with activity led by the upstream E&P corporate and asset transactions. There are many notable examples, with Total’s…View more
Blog2nd Jul 2018Supporting our Business Leaders & Innovators in Oil & GasMuch has been written about adaptation, change and innovation in the Oil & Gas industry in 2017. E&P are leading the change agenda, especially in the North Sea and we are starting to see the Oil Services sector leading the…View more
Blog8th Mar 2018Realising your Investment – The benefits of selling your practice earlier in your careerPractice principals, there are many non-financial rewards to owning your own practice, such as your autonomy in decision making and being your own boss. However, have you considered if you receive enough satisfaction and financial reward to compensate for all…View more
Blog21st Feb 2018Incubate Business Growth with AABGrowth is a natural strategic objective for most businesses, as a means of creating increasing value and rewards for owners and employees. However, in our experience, prevailing political and economic uncertainty may be shaping behaviour towards low risk strategies such…View more
Blog8th Jan 2018“Improvise, Adapt & Overcome”Quoting Clint Eastwood in “Heartbreak Ridge”, this is the unofficial slogan of the US Marines. It could be a good slogan to adopt in the Oil and Gas industry – or perhaps we can take it one-step further by saying…View more
Blog8th Dec 2017Watch out if you’re buying into buyoutsConsidering a management buyout? Here are some of the pitfalls to keep an eye out for.View more
Blog3rd Sep 2017Consultants, why use them?In the past, business leaders and managers may have tried to deal with the majority of their issues internally, as asking for external assistance may have been perceived as a sign of potential weakness or lack of knowledge and insight…View more
Blog8th May 2017Change Management in International BusinessChange Management in International BusinessView more
Blog3rd May 2017Business advice from Coldplay?I love to sing, and am a member of a barbershop chorus. That means that I often pay more attention to the lyrics of songs than my friends and colleagues, and I find areas of my life being represented in…View more
Blog4th Apr 2017Back to the Future for dentistsThere is a need for practice principals to consider selling their practice years in advance of the planned retirement date. One of the main reasons for this is that the purchaser may require the former-principal to stay on for a…View more
Blog13th Jul 2016M&A Integration Business PlanningIt is often reported that the principal reason for merger & acquisition deal failure is attributed to not paying proper attention to the integration process before, during and after a transaction. This is a common theme across all business sectors…View more