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Globalscope – International M&A Event in London

Globalscope is an international 24-country network of 31 M&A advisory firms. Campbell Ventures’s corporate finance partner Corbett Keeling (www.corbettkeeling.com) is part of Globalscope and will be hosting the organisation’s annual event in London . An evening drinks event is being run in conjunction with the Financial Times and Mergermarket and co-hosted with international law firm, Hogan […]

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Chinese Companies Rush to Buy Western Companies

The price multiple paid by Chinese, Japanese and Indian buyers for European businesses has increased from 3.3 times EBITDA in 2010 to 9.9 times EBITDA in 2012. This is particularly significant as global multiples have fallen over this period. The Chinese have the greatest appetite for Western assets with M&A activity by Chinese companies higher […]

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Are You Measuring The Right Metrics For Your Business?

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it” goes the old saying. Most businesses measure and track some key performance metrics. Often two or three metrics are selected to assess the performance of  business units , teams or individuals. However, the problem with monitoring performance based on a small number of metrics will potentially […]

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Campbell Ventures Advises the Chinese Government on Creating a Health, Safety and Rescue Products Industry

Campbell Ventures has been invited to be the founder international member of the Chinese government’s national health, safety and rescue project steering committee. The objective of the project is to introduce advanced Western health and safety product manufacturers into China, and to create a competitive and innovative health, safety and rescue products manufacturing and supply chain industry in […]

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International Summer Conference and Workshop – Verona, Italy 19th-22nd August

Campbell Ventures will be holding a four day client conference and workshop in Verona, Italy 19th -22nd August 2012. The focus of the conference will be on “Identifying Growth Opportunities in Challenging Markets.” Clients from Europe, North America and China have confirmed their attendance. The conference will highlight and present: Strategies for businesses in depressed […]

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Campbell Ventures Sponsors School Sports Award Event

Campbell Ventures is pleased to announce that the company will be sponsoring the Tanbridge House School’s Sports Awards evening on Tuesday 17th July. Jules White, Headmaster of the Horsham based comprehensive school said “It is great that Campbell Ventures have sponsored our Sports Award evening and their contribution is very much appreciated. The Tanbridge House […]

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Seeing the Wood for the Trees – Critical Success Factors

Do you often feel in business that you ‘can’t see the wood for the trees?’ When workloads increase and multiple deadlines are fast approaching it is often difficult to assess what is really important and what should wait.  Understanding what business activities create the maximum value in your company is absolutely critical. It sounds completely […]

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Patents – Are They a Waste of Money? Or Are They Structured Correctly?

A well respected patent lawyer in the technology field once said that “90% of patents held by businesses backed by venture capital investors are worthless.” How could this be? Surely savvy venture capital investors are experienced in assessing the value and strength of patents, isn’t this part of their job? Campbell Ventures has discovered that […]

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Up in the Cloud

Interestingly it is the small and medium sized business community that are embracing the benefits of cloud computing at a faster rate than some of the larger and even multi-international companies. Benefits including cost reduction and more regular/ faster upgrade cycles are often cited as the main reasons to adopt this technology. Cloud computing is […]

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Beijing’s Zhongguancun Area – The Next Silicon Valley?

Dubbed as “China’s Silicon Valley” the country’s largest high-tech park in west Beijing is not only home to Chinese high-tech companies like Lenovo, Baidu and Sohu.com, it is also the China headquarters of leading global companies like Google, Microsoft and Intel. Part of the Chinese government’s plans to develop an innovative economy, the State Council […]

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