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Company Winding-up Petitions on the Rise in the UK

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The Business Sale Report, which provides information on distressed businesses, has released figures showing a 22 per cent increase in the number of winding up petitions lodged through the courts in the second quarter of this year...continue reading


Strong demand from buyers seeking IFA purchases

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Buyers are swarming around independent financial advisory (IFA) businesses, with eyes for finding new partners or snapping up outright sales, according to a leading British corporate adviser. Fred Hanson, from London-based IMAS ...continue reading


Minister appeals to Lloyds to aid SME funding

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The Lloyds Banking Group has received a targeted appeal from the Shadow Minister for Small Business and Enterprise to improve its lending services to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) - particularly those with specific exp...continue reading


Business transactions in South Yorkshire expected to rise

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Analysis of business transactions in the South Yorkshire region has indicated that the second half of 2011 is likely to see an upturn in the number of business deals being carried out. The research, carried out in advance of the...continue reading


Banks told to step-up their SME lending

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Business secretary, Vince Cable, has heaped pressure on the UK's banks to increase their lending to small- and medium-sized businesses, after threatening them with new taxes on profits, bonuses and balance sheets if they miss...continue reading


European small businesses to gain red-tape relief

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Small businesses in the UK have welcomed a decision made by the European Competitiveness Council (ECC) yesterday to advance a move that will reduce the financial reporting and red tape they have to face. The proposal passed by t...continue reading


UK business failure rates show marked improvement

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The new Experian Insolvency Index has shown a fall in the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK that have collapsed. The survey demonstrated the improving health of the UK's smaller businesses, with...continue reading


SMEs welcome launch of Business Growth Fund

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This week has seen the official launch of the £2.5 billion Business Growth Fund (BGF), which will provide loans for medium-sized businesses that have been struggling to raise funds since the financial crisis. HSBC, Standar...continue reading


Social networks – when discounted cash flow valuations are ignored

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The extraordinarily high prices being achieved in social network flotations are flying in the face of discounted cash flow valuations and raise the question as to whether another tech bubble is imminent. Just last week, Renren, ...continue reading


Trade body warns of rising administrations from distressed businesses

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New figures from an index on business distress has shown that one in four small businesses are concerned about their debt levels, with warnings coming that the next financial quarter could see a rise in administrations and insolve...continue reading


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