What we do
Founded in 2007 as a wholly staff-owned business, since inception we have aimed to provide insight, honesty and a highly personalised approach to all our clients.
Companies receive unrivalled advisory work from our trusted and experienced banking team. Institutional investors hunting for ideas receive direct access to our seasoned sales team and research analysts, along with introductions to companies, innovators and thought leaders. Traders wanting high or low-touch execution from multiple venues, with proper performance benchmarking, deal with us daily.
Our latest transaction successes
Thought of the Week - The rise of shadow banking in two key charts
May 2024
Most people know that after the financial crisis, banks were hit by tighter capital requirements, which has been blamed by some for the decline in bank lending. But a new study shows that (i) this decline in bank lending started much earlier, and (ii) the main driving force behind it was the rise of shadow banking.
Thought of the Week - The next time you complain about your taxes do this first
May 2024
Everybody loves to complain about their taxes. But could you lower them? The Institute for Fiscal Studies has created a magnificent tool where you can play Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasury Secretary of the UK for readers abroad) and try to come up with a long-term budget. Try it out, it will give you an idea of how difficult it is to be in charge.
Thought of the Week – Keeping up or hanging out with the Joneses
Apr 2024
It is time to talk about the Joneses and why we bother trying to impress them. I am of course talking about the phenomenon known as “keeping up with the Joneses” or the tendency to ‘spend money you don’t have to buy things you don’t need to impress people you don’t like’.