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Finding M&A value in an economic downturn
- February 2023
During a recession or economic downturn, M&A activity will typically decline as sentiment dampens among dealmakers and causes companies to pause ambitious growth plans in order to focus on safeguarding their operations. As a result, M&A activity carried out during recessions and downturns is ofte...
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SECTOR GUIDES M&A in financial services - digitisation, disruption and divestments
As M&A activity dropped worldwide last year, the financial services sector remained something of an ...
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FOR BUYERS Tips for scaling up your six-figure business prior to a sale
When you make the decision to sell your business, undertaking a fresh growth strategy might not be t...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 2023: An outlook on developing M&A trends
After an explosive year of M&A in 2021 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, dealmaking returned to ...
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DEAL INSIGHT Startup vs long-established company
Learn about the difference between acquiring a startup and a long-established business....
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Elon Musk, Twitter and Acquisition Mistakes
"Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app." Elon Musk’s tweet may on...
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FOR SELLERS Are you really ready to sell your business? - Key questions for owners considering a sale
As a business owner, there might come a day in the future when you wake up and think that it’s tim...
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FOR BUYERS UK Hospitality faces cruel winter - rise in acquisition and consolidation plans forecast
As the UK economy enters a winter of almost unprecedented uncertainty, the hospitality industry is a...
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FOR BUYERS Accelerating M&A deal origination
Deal origination is the foundation of any successful acquisition-led growth strategy and, at a time ...
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FOR BUYERS Logistics firms targeting acquisitions despite falling confidence
Close to half of logistics firms in the UK say that they are likely to make an acquisition over the ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Seafood M&A - a look at what is behind the surge
2021 was the busiest year for dealmaking in the global seafood industry to date, with a record level...
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FOR BUYERS Rock-bottom pound and low company valuations attract overseas buyers
The UK has recently established itself as Europe’s number one destination for inbound M&A investme...
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SECTOR GUIDES UK recruitment sector M&A remains buoyant in an uncertain economy
The past two years have turned the recruitment sector on its head, with the chaos of the COVID-19 pa...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK the most attractive destination in Europe for M&A investment
New research has revealed that the UK has overtaken the Netherlands and Germany to become Europe’s...
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SECTOR GUIDES UK Snapshot: Dental Industry M&A
Despite global uncertainty and the rising costs of running a business amid the UK’s soaring inflat...
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FOR BUYERS Peter Lidgitt: Building a £22m business through acquisitions
Peter Lidgitt is the Chairman of Mastiff Group, a group comprised of close to thirty independent bus...