what we do

corporate finance

Acorn provides a wide range of corporate finance services to companies and has specialists in each of the services it offers.  Acorn is able to assist companies in the following:

Advising on the restructuring and refinancing of a business

Acorn helps companies to refinance their business by debt and equity, as well as redirect and expand their business by acquisition, merger or disposal.

Flotation advisory work

As an approved adviser to PLUS, Acorn is able to help with all aspects of a flotation or introduction to the PLUS market.  Additionally, Acorn can project manage companies seeking an AIM flotation.

Public and institutional fundraising

Acorn has assisted many varied company types, at different stages of development, to raise capital to progress their business.  Dependent upon requirements and circumstances, this is achieved via a public fundraising or via institutional funds.

Regulatory compliance advice

Acorn is fully authorised to approve documents for the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and to undertake work under the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.  Acorn has particular experience with regards to Rule 9 and Rule 3 acting as an adviser on acquisition or funding transactions.

If you would like to talk to an adviser about how Acorn can help your business, please email us.

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fund management

Acorn has a highly experienced fund management team who work in conjunction with people who have specific knowledge of an investment type to provide focussed funds.

Generally, our focussed funds are structured as limited partnerships to provide optimum tax efficiency for investors.  Acorn operates a unit trust in conjunction with each limited partnership, which allows pension funds (SIPP and SSAS) to also invest in the fund.

These unregulated collective investment schemes typically:

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