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Paul Mankin - Pricewaterhousecoopers

2007 – a year of two halves

Paul Mankin of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP gives his review of last year's deals market Read

The deal outlook remains strong

WHILE the recent sub-prime crisis has undoubtedly introduced some caution to the region’s deal market, particularly where values are at the upper end, at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP we continue to see a high level of completions and healthy interest from buyers and sellers. Read

Growing team enhances value to clients

THE local transaction market has again been busy during 2007, with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP providing transaction support to a large number of the companies involved. Read

A guide in uncharted water

PERFORMANCE Improvement Consulting (PIC) works with clients to deliver complex transformational, people-oriented change projects. We have a team of consultants working out of the Newcastle office and access to a national pool of more than 1,000 consultants. Read

Vertu deal was a great success for everyone

VERTU Motors was incorporated in November 2006 and floated on AIM in December 2006 as a shell company, with the intention of acquiring motor retail businesses. Read

Stobart completes merger

EDDIE Stobart, one of the UK’s leading independent transport and logistics companies, announced a £137m merger with The Westbury Property Fund last August. The shareholders of Eddie Stobart were advised by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Read

PwC wins the treble at North-East Awards

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Newcastle won the treble at the inaugural North-East Accountancy Awards in 2007. Read

PwC acts for Pfizer on second disposal

FOLLOWING the successful sale of its manufacturing facility in Morpeth in June 2006, Pfizer announced the sale of its subsidiary, Heumann PCS GmbH to the French-based group Fareva Holding SA in December 2007. Read

IT specialist set to expand following buy-out

In August PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP advised the London private equity house August Equity on the buy-out of Sunderland-based technology company 4Projects. Read

Six months work gains Eaga a listing

Eaga plc is a UK market leader in the delivery of residential improvements in the environmental, social justice and energy efficiency arenas. Read

North East businesses still underestimate the threat of economic crime

THE latest Economic Crime Survey which PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has released shows that businesses continue to underestimate the risk of fraud – fewer than one in five expect to be affected, but in reality, half have suffered from some sort of fraud. Read

Managing the tax profile of portfolio investments

WE are all well aware that the private equity market is an increasingly tough place to be. The recent cooling down in the deal market provides an ideal opportunity to turn attention to tax matters. Read