Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her second autumn budget, since a landslide election victory swept Labour into Downing Street in 2024. But with the government’s popularity tanking in the polls, her latest plans have divided the opinions of the consulting sector.
Professional services group Leonard Curtis has confirmed the opening of its Thames Valley office. The firm’s 30th office will be led by restructuring and insolvency director Dane O’Hara. Celebrating its 30th year in business, Manchester-headquartered Leonard Curtis is one of UK’s largest restructuring consultancies.
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage firm Carbon8 Systems has fallen into administration. Quantuma’s Chris Newell and Jo Leach were appointed as joint administrators to oversee the process. With higher interest rates and some delays from government tax credit support, cleantech businesses have found that winning investments from private equity and infrastructure funds has become more difficult.
For any business with ambitious growth plans, managing how an organisation changes is as important as the changes themselves. Pete Smyth of Leading Resolutions explains how evolving the project management office function can create strategic opportunities for firms looking to make transformations work for them.
Dean Hughes has been named the new head of business consulting at MHA. This a new service line and role for the firm, as it looks to expand after its successful IPO. MHA CEO Rakesh Shaunak commented, “I am delighted to welcome Dean to MHA and look forward to working with him as we embark on the launch of our business consulting service line, supporting clients in achieving operational excellence and resilience through strategic advisory and transformation delivery.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her second autumn budget, since a landslide election victory swept Labour into Downing Street in 2024. But with the government’s popularity tanking in the polls, her latest plans have divided the opinions of the consulting sector.
