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It’s now well-documented that stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated an existing shift in retail from physical to online. Regular or occasional online shoppers increased their online shopping, of course, and began buying things online that they previously hadn’t, but there was also a huge, sudden growth in first-time online shoppers. Many older people, for instance, who were perhaps most vulnerable to the virus, turned to online grocery shopping for the first ...
Will M&A be this year’s big trend in the fashion industry?
As a sector largely driven by the glamour of social events, the formality of face-to-face business a...
Upside Down Management - will more business leaders operate like Timpson post-pandemic?
With three decades of acquisition-led growth behind them, key cutting, shoe repair and watch repair ...
Resilience and reform: Care home sector ripe for consolidation post-COVID
It’s been an incredibly tough year for the care home industry. Over the past twelve months, mo...
Ad-tech: Could COVID be the making of this enigmatic sector?
Ad-tech is a historically topsy-turvy sector that has experienced several peaks and troughs over its...
Opportunity knocks as the strain on the UK building industry continues
On the surface, the construction sector in the UK looks to be among those that are recovering best f...
Travel and tourism giants prepare for industry recovery with M&A activity
The next six months, at least, are likely to bring more of the same for travel businesses in the UK ...
Can the UK get the balance right on FDI screening?
The UK is slowly emerging from the murky COVID/Brexit period and is arriving on the World stage on i...
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The right approach to valuing a business
One big mistake to avoid making when valuing a business....
IR35 in the private sector: Could the new rules impact M&A?
From April 6 2021, IR35 rules relating to the payment of off-payroll contractors operating through l...
UK business distress at record levels – what happens when support is turned off?
Recently, a series of different reports have indicated the scale of financial distress impacting UK ...
How to pursue private equity backing for acquisitive growth
With the UK economy struggling to recover from the effects on the population of the coronavirus pand...
Funding shortfall amongst SMEs creates acquisition opportunities
While the UK economy remains in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hope offered by vaccines me...
Pub heavy hitters cash in on the anticipated Great British Pub Recovery
If there’s one thing that’s been made clear through the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s th...
‘Race to complete’ wealth management deals as M&A takes off
Following an unstable year in the advice and wealth management sector, the race is on to complete de...
The outlook for SPACs in the UK
Among the possible UK M&A trends as we look ahead to 2021, one causing particular discussion has bar...
Capital Gains Tax – The proposed changes and what they could mean for business sales
With vaccines hopefully bringing the COVID-19 crisis to a long-awaited conclusion in 2021, thoughts ...