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Buying a business is not like buying a house Here’s what the majority of people do when they are seriously intent on buying a business: they treat the process like buying a house. They go to the estate agent, put in an offer and cross their fingers that the offer will be accepted. This is an amateur approach and will usually involve the buyer deliberating for days, refining the offer before sending it over to the seller or broker and holding their breath. What do you think the s...
Don't have enough money to buy the business?
Buying a business is not like buying a house Here’s what the majority of people do when the...
Wealth management M&A boom continues amid changing dealmaking environment
M&A activity in the wealth management sector entered 2022 on a high with experts forecasting this wa...
M&A volumes in UK back to pre-pandemic levels
Last month, BDO released the latest edition of its Private Company Price Index Report (PCPI), giving...
Cosmetics set for continuing recovery and M&A growth
Like many industries, from hospitality and events to formalwear, the cosmetics industry suffered as ...
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Is the UK hotel M&A market moving into growth mode?
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How the high street decline is driving a shift in the commercial property market
Over the past two years, much has been written about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the reta...
Pensions become hot M&A property, with more deals to be done
Pensions are a huge and growing market within the UK, with schemes such as defined-contribution and ...
Is M&A set to take off in the UK space sector?
The space industry may call to mind images of NASA astronauts, Cape Canaveral and the International ...
How will the UK government’s new national security powers impact M&A?
After receiving final approval in the spring of 2021, the UK government’s new National Securit...
What’s behind the growing M&A market for UK professional services firms?
Despite the shock caused by the rapid emergence of COVID-19 across the world in early 2020, the prof...
Managing and mitigating tech and cybersecurity risks in M&A deals
As M&A deals become increasingly reliant on technology, the digital side of dealmaking becomes ever ...
Regtech and digitalisation driving fintech M&A boom
Several sectors have evolved much faster than others as a result of the COVID pandemic. Even Brexit,...
UK mergers and acquisitions outlook 2022
After the initial halt that COVID-19 brought to dealmaking, M&A began to recover in the latter half ...
Automotive M&A set to accelerate amidst upheaval
The automotive industry has arrived at a crossroads and could be set for a period of upheaval, as we...