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Ken Olisa writes in City A.M. on bank lending to SMEs

Chairman Ken Olisa has been published in City A.M. attacking the ‘funding for lending’ scheme in it’s failure to assist growth in the SME secto with an article entitled ‘Banks are unable to assess risks of lending to SMEs’. You can read the full article online here.

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GrowthBusiness UK profiles Chairman Ken Olisa

GrowthBusiness UK has published a profile of Chairman Ken Olisa as one of their ‘Business Leaders’. The title of the article is ‘Civilised Values’. Read the ‘Business Leaders’ profile of Ken Olisa here. GrowthBusiness is an invaluable resource for entrepreneurs and leaders of fast-growth enterprises. It offers a goldmine of practical information, insights and inspiration […]

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Restoration Partners announce the new joint venture Restoration Summerswood

Consolidate or be consolidated: That is the question faced by small and medium-sized consultancies Restoration Partners, the boutique technology merchant bank, is pleased to announce the launch of a new joint venture – Restoration Summerswood – to assist the entrepreneurial leaders of consultancy firms to prosper in their turbulent markets. Restoration Summerswood is a partnership […]

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Restoration Partners appoint Glyn Barker as Chairman of the new Advisory Board

Restoration Partners, the boutique technology merchant bank, is pleased to announce the appointment of former UK Vice Chairman of PwC, Glyn Barker, as Chairman of the newly created “Restoration Partners’ Advisory Board”. Glyn Barker is currently Chairman designate of the law firm, Irwin Mitchell, a non-executive Director of Aviva plc and The Berkeley Group Holdings […]

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Restoration Partners appoint Mike Kennedy as Partner

Restoration Partners, the boutique technology merchant bank, is pleased to announce the appointment, as Partner, of experienced venture capitalist and adviser Mike Kennedy. Mike, who, prior to joining Restoration Partners, spent a decade in the venture capital industry with 3i plc, YFM Group and Electra, has experience of investing in, managing and realising investments in […]

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Ken Olisa OBE on BBC Radio 4's 'The Bottom Line'

Ken Olisa made his second appearance on Radio 4’s The Bottom Line with Evan Davis this week. Click here for a short interview with Ken and his advice ‘learn the lesson of the Orangutan’ The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to present a clearer view of the business world, through discussion with […]

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