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Background and Interpretation of the Brief. The main purpose of this research is to provide a report of analysis of and findings about the motivations for UK company listing activities, and other associated corporate governance issues. The current UK Coalition Government is concerned with facilitating business growth and understands that Mid-Size Businesses (MSBs), defined as businesses with current sales turnover of between £25m and £500m and which may include larger businesses with more than 250 employees, may be an important driver of growth in the UK economy. The mid-cap market represents approximately 15,000 UK businesses, which are established, major employers (51 per cent in the BIS 2010 survey had more than 250 staff) that can make a vital contribution to the UK’s economic recovery. However, there have been concerns that the post 2008 recession reductions in bank lending might also reflect reduced demand, with businesses operating in uncertain and declining markets exercising cautious retrenchment, leading to a reduction in the level of business development investment (Fraser, 2010) and less reliance on external finance. Findings from the recent BIS (2011) research into MSB growth indicated that whilst some MSBs may hold substantial reserve surpluses of funds, they are reluctant to invest in the current market, due to uncertainties and a lack of perceived credible investment opportunities. It should also be noted that few UK businesses use equity funding (less than 2%) and even fewer obtain listing status and that there is a reluctance amongst many family owned and traditional independent MSBs towards external equity, external management influences and the short term approach to business development that this might entail. On the other hand, CEEDR’s BIS (2011) research also demonstrated that some of the most successful UK growth MSBs have been driven by external finance and related Non Executive Director assistance. The Xxx Review (July, 2012) provided a critical assessment of UK equity markets and how they can work more effectively in providing returns to investors and growth for companies. Xxx highlights the problems of short-termism in UK equity markets, primarily focusing on the nature of relationships which arise between market participants and the incentives they face, noting that underlying causes of recent problems are characterised by the decline of trust and the presence of misaligned incentives in these relationships. In xxxxx Xxx indicates that there has been a growth in financia...
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