Key takeaways for investors Ten key considerations for investors into the UK and Europe in 2026 This blog was written by Martin Summers Director in the Private Markets team, Joe Jones, Partner and Dylan Saralis, Associate Director. We offer buy and sell side services: regulatory, policy and political DD, advice on trade, on competition policy […]
Introduction A strange new term is echoing through the corridors of power in Whitehall: the ‘puffin’ (or, strictly, the PuFIn). Public financial institutions have long been a feature of government activity outside the UK – from the US mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to Germany’s Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau or KfW, eyed with envy from Whitehall for decades. But for reasons of history and public accounting, they have […]
The UK has a confused approach to private markets. Venture and private equity investors provide 81% of equity capital in 2024 and 73% between 2020 and 2024.[1] In the City and across Whitehall, this is both lauded and feared. Private markets are variously portrayed as the UK’s high growth saviour and a high risk, opaque […]
Labour’s recent Business Conference and commitment to not increasing corporation tax shows it wants to reassure business it will pursue largely centrist, business-friendly policies in government. But Labour has also challenged business in areas like employment reform and there is policy uncertainty and risk in others. The sell-side needs to get potential investors comfortable with […]
A Labour-led government from next Autumn is the most likely scenario and is now the main political and regulatory focus for investors. Known policy risks (i.e. those derived from Labour’s public commitments) are relatively limited and arguably decreasing, as Starmer and Reeves increasingly ensure that Labour does not commit to anything that might present fiscal or […]
We interviewed Flint Director Joe Jones and Flint Manager James Hill about how the PE practice has grown, the current political and regulatory landscape for the private equity sector and how they find life at Flint. Joe worked as an Account Manager at WA Investor Services before joining Flint, where he worked with investors focusing […]
As the Labour Party Conference 2025 draws to a close, Flint experts unpack the key announcements from the Prime Minister, Chancellor and wider Cabinet. In this episode, our panel explores Labour's policy programme, its strategic direction ahead of the next Budget, the Deputy Leadership race, and the implications for the UK business environment. Flint Director Anna […]
