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Hopehead Explainer: When is it time to commission source enquiries?
This Hopehead Explainer delves into how and when it makes sense to use source enquiries in your due diligence process and how to avoid some of the major pitfalls.

Wil James


Hopehead Explainer: How to cut through business intelligence jargon
How do you wade through the business intelligence jargon to ensure that you find a provider who will actually be able to meet your specific needs? This Hopehead Explainer seeks to demystify some common terms...

Alex Leslie


Talking Points: Why is CEO departure such a perennial fascination to investors?
The manner of a CEO’s departure is a prism through which we can peek – albeit briefly – behind the corporate veil to understand something of the human dynamics that influence corporate success or failure.

Wil James


Hopehead Explainer: When does CV exaggeration really start to matter?
For those charged with hiring senior C-Suite executives, the real risk of not paying attention to CV inflation is appointing a candidate who

Wil James


Talking Points: How will PE manage its talent timebomb?
Failing to spot a senior leadership shortcoming at hiring has the potential to undermine the attractiveness of a portfolio company at exit

Alex Leslie


Talking Points: Where are the Gaps in Senior Hire Diligence?
The resignation of BP boss Bernard Looney throws the spotlight on what companies can and should find out about senior appointments One of the most interesting questions stirred up by Bernard Looney’s resignation is what information the board sought about his reputation for “romantic endeavours with colleagues”, amid allegations in The Times that Looney had “clearly been given a pass and now it has come back to bite them” . This situation has consequences for the boards of oth

Wil James


What does good due diligence look like in the pandemic?
A lot has changed in the space of a few months. It is almost certain that a lot more will change before the end of this year as the...

Alex Leslie


Managing Financial Crime after Brexit
It’s quite hard at the moment to focus on what the business environment in the UK will look like after B****t. But the Economic Crime...

Wil James
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