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		<title>SMEs creating 85pc of new EU jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report from the European Commission has affirmed that the promoting of growth and development of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is key to the continent&#8217;s economic recovery. Senior MEP Malcolm Harbour said that the report had shown that 85 per cent of the new jobs being created in the EU are with SMEs as [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/trends/2061/smes-creating-85pc-of-new-eu-jobs' addthis:title='SMEs creating 85pc of new EU jobs '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>North west PE buyout activity proving buoyant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The north west of England saw the number of private equity buyout deals carried out in the region in 2011 rise, compared to the figures for 2010. The figures for the region &#8211; which includes the urban hubs of Manchester and Liverpool &#8211; bucked the overall national trend by seeing the number of transactions rise [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/trends/2051/north-west-pe-buyout-activity-proving-buoyant' addthis:title='North west PE buyout activity proving buoyant '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>Motor dealerships showing post-scrappage distress</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report on business distress in Britain&#39;s motor dealerships has shown that one in five of them are unable to pay their short-term debts and liabilities. 

The latest Baker Tilly/Company Watch research on motor dealerships has found that many dealerships have remained solvent only due to riding the benefits they have obtained through the scrappage scheme. The figures showed that nearly one in four of the dealerships, with a&#8230; <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/trends/1791/motor-dealerships-showing-post-scrappage-distress' addthis:title='Motor dealerships showing post-scrappage distress '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>Business Confidence Improving</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The future of the economy looks to be a brighter place for UK businesses as confidence has returned to pre-recession levels, say BDO Stoy Hayward in its latest report. In other good news, the construction sector is also seeing growth.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/business-news/1093/business-confidence-improving' addthis:title='Business Confidence Improving '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>Low value of sterling encouraging overseas investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there a silver lining to the low value of sterling that has hit the headlines in recent days? According to experts, our exports will be cheaper and so boost manufacturing, companies with foreign earnings will be in a good position, and we will see more tourist pounds in our shops. With regard to the export sector this has not fared as well as had been expected but this is more likely to be to do with weak demand in our export markets such as the eurozone. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/business-news/1072/low-value-of-sterling-encouraging-overseas-investors' addthis:title='Low value of sterling encouraging overseas investors '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>End of tax scheme to prompt wave of distressed businesses for sale?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In another indication that the UK can expect to witness a selection of distressed businesses for sale towards the latter end of 2010, the government has been warned of a ticking time bomb of company closures and job losses when its &#34;time to pay&#34; scheme ends.

The &#163;4.8 billion programme, which lets businesses delay their tax payments, has been credited with keeping some 160,000 firms afloat during the recession by preventing&#8230; <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/trends/821/end-of-tax-scheme-to-prompt-wave-of-distressed-businesses-for-sale' addthis:title='End of tax scheme to prompt wave of distressed businesses for sale? '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>BDO heralds return to M&amp;A normality with PCPI</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accountancy firm BDO has unveiled its latest Private Company Price Index (PCPI) and it shows that valuations of both public and private firms shot up in the course of last year.

From October to December 2009, the average price/earnings multiple of London-listed companies increased to 15.1, marking a 78 per cent rise on the figure recorded at the end of the first quarter of the year. It also represents the highest&#8230; <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/trends/697/bdo-heralds-return-to-ma-normality-with-pcpi' addthis:title='BDO heralds return to M&#38;A normality with PCPI '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>Large rise in retail businesses in administration expected for 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK's retail sector faces another "bloodbath" on the high street next year, according to insolvency specialists. They point to decreased spending and rising unemployment as reasons to expect a wave of administrations echoing the events of early 2009.
 
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		<title>UK business valuations rising again</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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During the third quarter of 2009 the Private Company Price Index (PCPI), which gives an indication of the average multiple of after tax profits at which private firms are sold for, rose again – much to the delight of anyone looking to sell a business.   This is the second quarter in a row that we have seen rising multiples&#8230; <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/business-news/316/uk-business-valuations-rising-again' addthis:title='UK business valuations rising again '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>Half of all management buy-outs are distressed deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to latest figures released by KPMG this week, around half of MBO deals completed over the last three months have involved distressed companies. 

The other interesting fact born out by the data is that average deal size has shrunk dramatically from the same period last year. The average MBO deal size over the past quarter was valued at £43 million, compared with £150 million in the third quarter of&#8230; <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/trends/215/half-of-all-management-buy-outs-are-distressed-deals' addthis:title='Half of all management buy-outs are distressed deals '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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