How to make a business more attractive

As an investment house, we buy into companies, but what does our UK desk actually look for in a company? First of all, before we even see a company, we look at the industry in which it operates. It has to be attractive before we will meet any firm. So what do I mean by attractive? What I'm talking about is essentially growth characteristics ' the factors that will help the individual business produce good returns going forwards. Our industry, financial services, is fortunate to be in a secular growth phase. Remember, the UK is actually in a good state compared to a number of ...