Speak Up: 28th Edition

In this Edition:

Pitching: so you think you could impress a Dragon?

by Tim Farish
Tim updates you on our latest thinking on the world of pitching with the suggestion that you need to be more up front. Apparently there be Dragons out there….

Be Yourself – Be Authentic

by Alastair Grant
Brown or Cameron? Who’s the more authentic? Alastair’s regular goodie bag of communication tips steers us round the murky world of spin and politicians.

One foot in the lion’s mouth

by Ewan Pearson
The Private Equity industry put its foot in it, and came away relatively unscathed. Ewan reviews the three-round summer ordeal.

‘GPB Client interview – How to raise money on an investment roadshow’
Here’s something completely different. We’ve interviewed the management team of Syntaxin, a business we recently advised on their very successful fund raising. Congrats guys! We’re all happy to let them tell you a bit about it.

Download a PDF version of the journal here: GPB Journal 28 Winter 2007