For the Phoenicians 3,000 years ago, the sea was not a barrier. Often far from home they traded not just fine cloth and gems but knowledge, including the introduction of their alphabet. In crude terms, the alphabet was their ‘Internet’. But it wasn’t until the late 1990s, with the rise of the real internet, that international trading changed fundamentally again. And now there’s a second internet revolution coming. Sounds like business is changing – again

In a relatively short time, the introduction of website-based technology to the world of mergers and acquisitions has revolutionised due diligence. The traditional paper-based ‘war room’ is fast becoming a thing of the past

Founded in 1954 the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), to quote the famous advertising slogan, does exactly what it says on the tin

James Mawson looks at some of the subjects that came under scrutiny, and how much agreement there was as to their likely outcomes

How has the internet broken down barriers and is it always for the greater good?