Latest Insight Article
In a world that is rapidly becoming more digitised, it goes without saying that technology is an absolutely integral part of virtually any business. By extension, in business acquisitions, a target company’s IT infrastructure is one of the crucial elements that a buyer will be taking on when they acquire the business. Due diligence of a target company’s tech, then, is absolutely crucial and this importance has only intensified in the current climate. With widespread working from hom...
Tech due diligence: The how and why of a crucial process
In a world that is rapidly becoming more digitised, it goes without saying that technology is an abs...
COVID-19 and infrastructure projects push telecoms M&A centre stage
With people and businesses increasingly demanding faster, more reliable and more widely available co...
Moving on: UK logistics sector looks to M&A in the wake of Brexit and COVID.
The UK’s logistics sector is emerging from challenging times, looking to grow and diversify th...
Diversity and dealmaking - Putting inclusion at the heart of M&A
Corporations are putting diversity and inclusion at the centre of their acquisition strategies - sho...
DEAL INSIGHT
Startup vs long-established company
Learn about the difference between acquiring a startup and a long-established business....
Dealmaking surges as health food brands targeted
Following a period of consolidation during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, in which foo...
Selling your struggling business prior to insolvency
As we’ve covered extensively, business distress in the UK is currently rife, with thousands of...
How apps are helping businesses keep up with evolving consumer demand
For online enterprises everywhere, business is booming. With bricks and mortar stores and high stree...
Acqui-hiring: M&A strategy to boost talent pool and enterprise value
In tech, who you have working for you is everything. If you don’t have the best talent, you&rs...
Carve-outs and bolt-ons surge as COVID prompts firms to refocus
Corporate and private equity dealmaking has been heavily disrupted since the onset of COVID-19 last ...
Staycation summer makes domestic travel a hot sector
As the UK moves closer to the end of lockdown (preliminarily set for June 21st), many people’s...
Nine solutions for bridging the COVID-19 valuation gap
What is the situation? Despite the resurgence in dealmaking that saw M&A recover from the seismic im...
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...