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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic almost immediately propelled many businesses into survival mode. We are already seeing signs of the post-pandemic world creating structural and systematic changes, such as a greater focus on near-shoring and increased home working. It is expected that recovery will be highly asymmetric across regions…
Where Does COP26 Leave Us? Following overtime negotiations, the gavel fell on the two-week summit with a new global agreement, The Glasgow Climate Pact, reached with an ambition to reduce the worst impacts of climate change. Seasoned attendees observed this conference, where civil society, indigenous communities and business made their…
Over the past few years, the Chinese authorities have become increasingly concerned about the rise of cryptocurrencies and have gradually tightened the controls they have in place. Do their concerns have merit? Will other regulators follow their lead? Does this mean that cryptocurrencies are set to die? China has been…
Have you as a board ever questioned why you have so many companies in your group structure and what they are all for? Do they have a valuable purpose or do they increase risk and/or give the impression of opaqueness? This article explains why simplifying a group structure can support…
Over the last 18 months, the automotive industry has experienced a period of enormous change, with OEMs, suppliers and dealerships each continuing to face their own unique challenges. In this article we are going to summarise some key dynamics and challenges facing the automotive rental segment. Recent challenges faced by…
The twenty-sixth climate change Conference of the Parties (“COP26”) is taking place in Glasgow. Teneo looks at the implications of the race to net zero on business and how financial institutions in the UK will need to respond to this critical challenge. After decades of warnings from scientists and activists,…
Private capital firms require access to dedicated value creation capability and integrated strategies to reach critical size and recognition. Evidence shows that having such capabilities and strategies not only enhances performance, but also assists funds in articulating how and where they add value over and above pure capital allocation and…
Part III: Can Logistics Providers Keep UK Supply Chains Moving Through the Headwinds? UK Logistics Providers: Increased Demand, Unprecedented Disruption Delays in HGV tests, withdrawal of agency labour and the impact of Brexit have contributed to a steadily increasing shortfall in HGV drivers that has seen the industry make headlines…
Way back in pre-Covid times all the talk was on Brexit; remember that? At the time, I can’t recollect anyone predicting that Brexit would result in an increase in the number of banks operating in the UK; but it appears that’s what’s happened. I thought I’d look at a few…
Part 2: Global Shipping Disruption Threatens the Resilience of UK Supply Chains Supply chain resilience is at the top of Board agendas. Soaring shipping costs are eroding margins and delays are hampering revenue and cash generation. Bulky goods retailers and retailers reliant on Christmas trading, together with “just in time”…
The implementation of COVID-19 support measures by the Government has materially reduced the risk of merchant insolvency during the periods of lockdowns and restrictions. However, soon these measures will unwind, and it is expected that many merchants will experience financial distress. Acquiring banks will be critical to any merchant restructurings…
Part 1: Can Consumer Products Suppliers Navigate the Disruption? Consumer Products Suppliers Under Threat As world economies have started to reopen a number of issues have emerged in the Consumer Products supply sector which are causing significant challenges to businesses. Labour and haulier shortages are creating high profile operational disruption.
