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Beauty industry riding the wave of M&A into 2020

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The beauty industry has a particularly diversified consumer base across many demographics, and like its fashion sister industry, many trends can exist simultaneously. Both industries thrive on their promise to provide the tools for individual expression and enhancement. Beauty has the added potential of being able to hook consumers in to make multiple purchases of the same products over time. The sheer diversity of the consumer base, and therefore products, makes the beauty industry a very fer...

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Buying a business abroad - top tips for getting it right

Here, we offer you some tips on how to make a success of an overseas acquisition, whether you are an...

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The Effect of Customer Experience on M&A

What do customers think when businesses are taken over? A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers report call...

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How market research can help you make a success of your next business acquisition

Here, we take a look at the ways market research can help to ensure that your next business purchase...

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Lessons from Thomas Cook, for those looking to buy a business from administration

If you’ve just bought a business, or are considering buying a struggling company, there are le...

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Startup vs long-established company

Learn about the difference between acquiring a startup and a long-established business....

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Atlassian’s public term sheet - What should you take from it?

Let’s take a more detailed look at the business and its decision, as well as examining some of...

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How to create lasting value from an acquisition

Anyone embarking on an acquisition has a better chance of creating lasting value if they make this a...

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Research shows a successful acquisition makes for a greener business

New research suggests that businesses that undertake successful acquisitions are more likely to also...

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M&A market and Brexit

What affect has Brexit had on the M&A market?...

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Foreign investors and buyers swooping on UK business assets

As the Brexit-date approaches, the surrounding uncertainty has driven down the pound to its lowest l...

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New business insolvency proposals will give HMRC preferential status

This means that funds currently available for distribution to employees and other creditors, includi...

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Are you ready to face the disruptors? Bridging the innovation-execution gap

How is digital disruption affecting industries? Although digital disruption affects different indus...

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What role does middle management play in a successful M&A deal?

How can middle managers help a business complete a deal successfully? There are many ways in which ...

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The Ten Types of Successful Acquisition

If you are embarking on a takeover that simply fulfils a strategic purpose such as ‘growth&rsq...

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Retail CVAs - an M&A Opportunity

Throughout the length and breadth of the UK, chains of retailers have been closing their doors and m...

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The top M&A, entrepreneurship & venture capital podcasts

What’s different about podcasts Podcast experts, interviewers, interviewees, and presenters te...