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From April 6 2021, IR35 rules relating to the payment of off-payroll contractors operating through limited companies will apply to firms in the private sector who work with contractors. The debate about the impact of these rules on contractors and the companies that engage them has been raging for years now. But here we’re going to take a different perspective and look at what impact the rules could have on M&A. The rules, which have been applied to public sector contract work from 2017,...
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 ...
Issa brothers, TDR Capital to acquire Asda in highly-leveraged takeover
Brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa and private equity firm TDR Capital are set to acquire the supermarke...
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...
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Startup vs long-established company
Learn about the difference between acquiring a startup and a long-established business....
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...
One-third of UK businesses close to running out of cash
Nine months of interrupted trading have taken an enormous toll on UK businesses across many sectors,...
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 ...
The rising cost of professional indemnity insurance and its impact on business sales
The mounting cost of professional indemnity insurance (PI) has become an issue that neither business...
Alternative deals emerge as go-to option for dealmakers in 2020
The pandemic has hit the 2020 M&A market hard. There’s no denying that it’s had an impac...
COVID-19, pre-pack administrations and distressed acquisitions - 2020 in review
There’s not much left to be said about 2020, a year of enormous upheaval and disruption across...
Tighter pre-pack regulations - What could the proposed changes mean for dealmaking?
Pre-pack sales are a vital tool in business rescue. This much is not really up for debate. However, ...
Remote learning drives wave of ‘EdTech’ investments
Like so many other things we’ve previously taken for granted, COVID-19 has changed the way we ...