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End of the road for casual dining? Or a new dawn?

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Three Hills Capital Partners put its Byron Burger brand into administration after failing to find a buyer in May, Cafe Rouge and Las Iguanas operator Casual Dining Group has been seeking a buyer, while The Restaurant Group announced the closures of 120 Frankie & Benny’s and Garfunkel’s restaurants. Azzurri Group, which owns ASK Italian and Zizzi pizza chains, has been bought out of administration for a modest sum by TowerBrook Capital Partners, which immediately announced the permane...

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Selling your business for equity

Equity deals: the good, the bad and the ugly Equity-funded deals usually involve sellers being offe...

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Beauty industry riding the wave of M&A into 2020

The beauty industry has a particularly diversified consumer base across many demographics, and like ...

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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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Chelsea Corporate: Ran Carmon

Acquisitions, Business Valuations and Brexit....

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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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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...

DEAL INSIGHT

The right approach to valuing a business

One big mistake to avoid making when valuing a business....

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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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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...