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Corporate finance events: Jones bootmaker
Dec 31st
To help the retail industry through one of its toughest periods, there will be a key debate at our corporate finance events this year. Recently a Birmingham-based team advised on a deal which saw one of Britain’s oldest shoe shop chains bought by a Dutch retail giant.
Clearwater Corporate Finance was appointed advisors to Macintosh Retail on its acquisition of Jones Bootmaker. The purchase is to add 93 stores to the Dutch firm’s portfolio.
The deal is expected to complete in April and will see Jones Bootmaker aim to open 15 more stores in the UK over the next three years. The firm will also invest in a new website to increase online sales. To capitalise on the rise in retail internet sales, Jones are creating a separate distribution centre specifically for online sales.
Marcus Evans present corporate finance events, created by experienced professionals and with information presented by industry experts. 
Software to boost corporate performance
Dec 28th
Four housing associations have taken on Covalent Software in a bid to drive corporate performance conference-goers may be interested to hear.
The London-based software company has been appointed by housing associations in Bury, Birmingham, Liverpool and Lampeter.
All the companies have said they plan to use the software to enhance their corporate performance by tracking performance indicators, action plans and risk registers.
Covalent specialises in performance and risk management programmes. It is used by 61 social housing companies around the UK. Overall the software is used by more than 30,000 customers around the country to track their success and improve corporate performance.
Marcus Evans presents corporate performance conferences, created by experienced professionals and with information presented by industry experts. 
Corporate performance events: MSBs
Dec 26th
People attending corporate performance events may be interested to hear that according to the CBI the ‘forgotten army’ of medium-sized businesses holds key to future UK growth.
It says that medium-sized businesses despite representing just one per cent of businesses, they represent 16 per cent of all jobs and generate 22 per cent of the economic revenue.
In fact the CBI claim that the sector has the potential to inject between £20bn and £50bn into the economy by 2020.
In a report called Future Champions: unlocking growth in the UK’s medium-sized businesses, which uses new analysis conducted with the help of McKinsey & Company, it’s calling for a broader range of finance to be made available to MSBs as they can no longer solely relying on bank lending.
Marcus Evans presents corporate performance events, created by experienced professionals and with information presented by industry experts.
Corporate strategy events: Goldman Sachs
Dec 24th
Making bets on the growth in internet technologies will be a key focus of corporate strategy events this year.
And leading investment bank Goldman Sachs has bought a $70m minority stake in Cheshire-based software group AppSense.
The US bank believes there will be further growth in technology that helps mobile applications or "apps" work.
AppSense has found recent success by offering "user virtualisation" services which allow users to take information from their computer desktop and use it on a range of mobile devices.
Existing customers include large corporations such as United Airlines and BT, as well as major government sectors.
The money will be used to expand the British company in the US. The sector for mobile applications in the States is expected to grow by as much as $2bn in the coming years.
Marcus Evans presents corporate strategy events, created by experienced professionals and with information presented by industry experts. 
Corporate finance business events: FSA
Dec 23rd
Changes to the UK’s financial regulation system will be a key topic at corporate finance business events, after the new Financial Policy Committee at the Bank of England was unveiled this week.
The FPC will oversee the government’s new system of regulators. The Financial Services Authority previously held responsibility for conduct in business, yet will be split up into two new bodies. One will be charged with curbing the risk taken by banks, while the other will help protect consumers.
The FSA was heavily criticised during the height of Britain’s financial crisis in 2008. The job of the Bank of England committee will be to identify risks taken in the UK financial system, and intervene where necessary. It will also work with regulators in other countries where necessary.
Marcus Evans presents corporate finance business events, created by experienced professionals and with information presented by industry experts. 
Corporate finance business events: Sales
Dec 19th
One of the main topics of corporate finance business events this year is likely to be the privatisation of state-owned lender Northern Rock.
And corporate finance advisors have been given a fortnight by UK Financial Investments to tender for work, after the sale of the group becomes more likely.
Northern Rock was nationalised three years ago at the height of the credit crunch, and since then the government has prepared for privatisation.
Options for Northern Rock include relisting the business, or re-mutualising the lender for it to become a building society again.
Yet experts believe a private sale is considered to be on the cards.
Investment banks likely to bid for the work include Goldman Sachs. The firm is a lead contender having advised the Treasury on Northern Rock in 2008.
Marcus Evans presents corporate finance business events, created by experienced professionals and with information presented by industry experts. 
Corporate Finance conferences: Beyond Basel
Dec 18th
Financial Services Authority chairman Lord Turner has given food for thought for upcoming corporate finance conferences, in a speech where he argued that financial reforms must go beyond those proposed in the Basel III process.
Speaking to the Cass Business School on Wednesday evening, Lord Turner warned that the financial system will continue to transform itself – and that the regulatory system must evolve alongside it.
He also suggested that the financial crash has fundamentally altered some of the assumptions that brought about efficient risk-dispersal in the past.
"The temptation post-crisis is to imagine that if only we can discover and correct specific imperfections – such as bad incentives or industry structure – that a permanently more stable financial system can be achieved," he said.
Marcus Evans presents corporate finance conferences, created by experienced professionals and with information presented by industry experts. 
Corporate strategy events: Microsoft
Dec 17th
A frequently discussed topic at corporate strategy events is how to reposition your business after years of success to engage new customers.
And software giant Microsoft are once again embarking on refreshing their brand for the new digital age.
The firm used last night’s high-profile coverage of the Golden Globes awards to introduce a new corporate tagline called "Be What’s Next".
The corporate strategy is to get consumers thinking that the company’s products help people achieve their dreams.
The two commercials showcased the company’s Windows 7 mobile operating system, as well as the Bing search engine.
Microsoft asked aspiring actors to appear in the adverts to talk about the difficulty of achieving their career aims.
The strategy is to bring together both Windows 7 and Bing under the Microsoft umbrella to reach a global audience.
Marcus Evans presents corporate strategy events, created by experienced professionals and with information presented by industry experts. 
Corporate strategy events: JJB Sports
Dec 15th
The struggling retail sector will be the talk of corporate strategy events this year as Britain continues to fight its way out of recession.
And this week troubled retailer JJB Sports announced that its main shareholders will back a £65m equity fundraising as part of a rescue plan.
The funds will be used to pay for a restructuring of the brand, which will include revamping stores and closing those which currently make a loss.
The firm is also looking to expand into the online retail marketplace.
The company has created six "trial" stores with the aim of appealing to keen amateur sportsman.
Previously the firm had concentrated on leisure clothing and sales of training shoes.
JJB chairman Mike McTighe revealed their suppliers have been "hugely supportive" of the restructuring plans.
Marcus Evans presents corporate strategy events, created by experienced professionals and with information presented by industry experts. 
