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Manufacturing and Industrial H121 Valuation
Polestar’s latest report spotlights the UK manufacturing and industrial sector for H121, aggregate sector valuations and private market activity. We…
Software and Technology H121 Valuation
This report spotlights the UK software and technology sector for H1 21, aggregate sector valuations and private market activity. We…
Technological Innovations in Supermarkets
Here at Polestar, we’ve covered a topics on how AI and other forms of technology is being used in manufacturing,…
IP Protection of medical devices in Europe
Over the years we have worked with many medical device companies; be that to raise capital or exit. A question…
Edtech and its impact on environmental sustainability
As lockdown nears its end in the UK, many children have gone back to school and university students are returning…
Food and Leisure Q121 Valuation
This report spotlights the UK food and leisure sector for Q1 21, aggregate sector valuations and private market activity. We…
Healthcare and Education Q121′ Valuation
This report spotlights the UK healthcare and education sector for Q1 2021, aggregate sector valuations and private market activity. We…
2021 digital health predictions – an expert’s view
Technology advancements in healthcare are always an exciting topic with there being significant untapped potential to improve health ecosystems globally….
5G and its application in manufacturing
We will all have heard about the 5G rollout and if you are like me, the immediate thought may well…
Business Services Q420′ Valuation Spotlight
This report spotlights the UK Business Services sector for Q4-2020, aggregate sector valuations and private market activity. We have summarised…
A slice of equity for debt at Pizza Express
PizzaExpress has announced its 2019 which show a pre-pandemic loss of £350m as it combats high interest costs. This debt…
3 Reasons additive manufacturing will boom in 2021
Additive manufacturing (AM) also known as 3D printing, is a transformative approach to industrial production that enables the creation of…
City of London Remains THE destination for Europe’s traders
America and Europe have both emerged as key beneficiaries in the reshuffling of trading destinations post-brexit. Despite some traders making…What’s next for remote working?
The pandemic has meant that many businesses have been forced to adopt different working models, largely in the form of…
COVID driving innovation in manufacturing….
In a similar way that COVID-19 has forced a new work from home dynamic, for many in the business services…
Vaccine Storage Wars
As a society we have come a long way since the year since COVID so dramatically entered our lives. After…
China – Opportunity and caution
China presents British firms with almost unlimited opportunity, but that opportunity is fraught with difficulty and requires very careful navigation….When will you dine out again?
As lockdown continues, restaurants have had to innovate to generate cash and remind consumers their brand is still alive. How?…
Q420′ Manufacturing Public and Private Snapshot
UK Manufacturing continues to follow a V shaped recovery as key sectors of the economy re-open evidenced by strong data…
Does Brexit really mean Brexit?
With the December 31st deadline for ongoing Brexit talks looming, will the UK and European Union finally see how the…
Southampton to pioneer new AI and Quantum Tech products at CES 2021
CES, is a yearly event that is considered by many to be the proving grounds for new and upcoming technologies….
UK to usher in new age of accountability for social media
The UK has announced that they will lead the charge in “a new age of accountability” for social media. Earlier…
Polestar Public Company Q320 Software and Technology Spotlight
Current Market Valuations In conjunction with our review of private company transaction we have prepared a detailed paper on UK…
Three reasons live chat can help you grow your business
I was extremely surprised to learn that live chat had been around since the 1970s, especially given that the adoption…
Reverse Robinhood
Robinhood, as we know him, was a philanthropist who robbed the rich to give to the poor. Today, it’s a…
5 Technology and Software Trends Impacting Healthcare 2021
Prior to Covid-19, technology-driven change in Healthcare was arguably the biggest trend impacting the industry with artificial intelligence (AI), the…
How do retail business adapt to the new norm?
Covid has become the catalyst for significant change with the pandemic applying more pressure to the already struggling high street….
Consolidation in school management software accelerates
Over the last couple of years we at Polestar have been speaking with many software providers to the education sector….
Supermarket Deliveroos
Deliveroo has ridden the Covid wave. Whilst lockdown increased the volume of takeaways, an opportunity festered behind the scenes: supermarket…
The Rise of the AI-Powered Company in the Post-Crisis World
There is so much talk about AI. But what are the practical steps you can take to join the AI…
The importance of being persistent
A year ago in August, I started a mad Swiss cycle event at 5am in pretty miserable conditions. Poor weather…
This is the time to Complete your Board
In August 2020, as much as any time in modern history, the world is full of unforeseen or unknown terrors…
Maximise profits with excellent employee engagement
There is a trend of employers playing a greater role in their employees’ financial, physical health and mental well-being, which…
Expedited Investment in logistics software companies…
Pre-COVID and dare I say it Brexit, there was modest to reasonable interest in logistics software. If there was a…
IMF’s view on world growth
The COVID-19 pandemic is inflicting high and rising human costs worldwide, and the necessary protection measures are severely impacting economic…
The death of cash and coin?
We all know disappointment of the grubby five pound note that looks like it’s on its last legs having been…
Earthworm investment in vertical-farming start up
Self-described ‘environmental investor’, Earthworm, has recently ploughed a further £1.1m into Vertical Future, a tech company ‘focused on building a…
Coronavirus: The Black Swan of 2020
Here is a note that we sent to Sequoia founders and CEOs earlier this week to provide guidance on how…
Riding the wave of activity in the visual effects space (VFX)
With the battle raging between major corporations (think Disney, Netflix, Amazon et al.) to capture audience interest, control the content…
Coronavirus’ threat to the global supply chain
The seemingly inexorable advance of coronavirus across the planet has reached new heights in the last week; Iran and Italy…
Medtech is working for all of us
Coronavirus: At least 170 people are dead and more than 7,700 cases confirmed in mainland China, as the virus spreads well…
Will a Capital Gains Tax rise be used to help fund the parties’ spending pledges?
Recent election spending promises from all sides have prompted some discussion here at Polestar as to how these are all…
The healthcare conundrum
Heathcare is one of Polestar’s key sectors. Why would it not be as the NHS is one of the largest…