August Equity & Carter Schwartz – Recruiting f...

Recently, August Equity Partner Garret Turley and Carter Schwartz Managing Director Adam Carter discussed the importance of engaging a focused and specialised recruitment experience when it comes to private equity-based appointments. A lot of private equity portfolio companies will have growth-led initiatives on their agenda. What Covid has done, is emphasise just how important it is…

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Coming soon…

In an unprecedented year, we put the brakes on a number of events, including our annual Carter Schwartz Cycle Ride. Now that we have hit 2021, and with the planning of lightning pandemic restrictions, we hope to reignite this event. Coming soon to a steep hill near you. Our charity partner for this event is…

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The business of care: Caring for those who care

2020 has been a year that nobody could have predicted, but we are pleased to see the resilience of the care sector from a profitability perspective as evidenced by many recent reports. This is despite lower occupancy levels and increased costs of PPE and supporting staff who are self-isolating due to Covid-19. It is reported…

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New norm for PE transactions

The new norm for PE transactions

Covid-19 and the global lockdown has left deals to be delayed and the PE market on hold. Ongoing uncertainty is reframing investment priorities. The global lockdown, work from home protocols and restrictions on travel have put on hold and even cancelled PE transactions across most industries. Many PE stakeholders have had to throw pre-Covid-19 valuations…

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Coronavirus: A message from our founder

To put it simply, everything is business as usual at Carter Schwartz. Because we already advocate flexible working, all of our systems and infrastructure are set up for exactly this kind of situation. From your point of view, very little will change. We think it’s really important for firms to keep some momentum going during…

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Chairing the board

Group chairman of Castleoak and former chief executive of Voyage Care Douglas Quinn tells Tim Barsby of Carter Schwartz about his leadership style Tim Barsby How would you describe your leadership style? DQ: I’ve made the shift from being a chief executive to being a chairman of a number of different businesses and one of the…

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Look of eagles

[Our feature in L&Bs’ Health Care Markets – June 2017] Vision and strong values are key to successful leadership in healthcare says entrepreneur and acclaimed amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen. The man behind Portman Healthcare talks to Tim Barsby, Business Development Director at Carter Schwartz, about why developing a culture people can believe in is good…

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Phil Burgan – A racing man with keen business brain

[Our feature in Caring Times May 2017] MMCG chairman and chief executive PHIL BURGAN talks to Tim Barsby, Business Development Director at Carter Schwartz, about the ups and downs of building a care home portfolio. Phil Burgan began his working life as a pharmacist, an entrepreneurial pharmacist who built a group of 38 pharmacies in…

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