Considering how little is known about it, private equity gets an astonishingly good press– even when things go wrong. Take the case of Gate Gourmet, where the long-running union dispute appeared settled this week.
You could almost sense the relief in the weekend reports that Paul Manduca, a former City fund manager, will shortly slot into the deputy chairman’s role at Morrison’s, the supermarket chain whose reputation for northern efficiency has been tarnished by its takeover of Safeway.
which should give hope to other businesses that have their own mountains to climb. - Anthony Hilton ...
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Privatised businesses have had two besetting sins down the years.
Every year, MORI polls financial journalists about their attitude to companies and plots the link between familiarity and favourability.
It is a paradox that Deutsche Boerse - rumoured to be considering the acquisition of broker Collins Stewart - has the most sophisticated in-house PR operation of any of the big exchanges, but has a poor public image.
Reputational risk is widely recognised as one of the major threats faced by international businesses. It seems that no matter how careful a group may be, there will always be times when it gets into trouble.
It is a mantra of business that to achieve efficiency you need to simplify, standardise and automate. Complexity and variety require a high quality of employee - someone who has the knowledge and experience to apply judgement and initiative, whereas once things are standardised you can get by with lower-quality...
Although it in no way detracts from the horror of the events, the chances of being caught up in a terrorist attack are so tiny as to be impossible to measure. You are many times more likely to fall under a bus than be blown up on one.
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