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Business distress is soaring in the UK, as companies contend with the withdrawal of government support schemes, emergency loan repayments, rising inflation, supply chain issues and the end of restrictions on insolvency proceedings. This latter factor has been the main cause of the number of UK business insolvencies more than doubling in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2021. County Court Judgements (CCJs), meanwhile, have risen 157 per cent from Q1 2021 to Q1 2022, indicating that the long-anticipated...
The key steps to making successful distressed acquisitions
Business distress is soaring in the UK, as companies contend with the withdrawal of government suppo...
M&A as a strategy to mitigate global disruption
M&A is often used by companies to respond to shifts within their sector, whether these shifts are dr...
A comparison of the private company M&A landscapes in the US and UK
When examining the respective M&A markets of the USA and the UK, perhaps the most striking thing to ...
So you don’t have enough money to buy the business?
Buying a business is not like buying a house Here’s what the majority of people do when they ...
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Startup vs long-established company
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How do you know when the right time is to sell your business?
When you’ve dedicated yourself to a business - whether started from scratch or taken on at a l...
Wealth management M&A boom continues amid changing dealmaking environment
M&A activity in the wealth management sector is entering 2022 on a high and many forecasts are expec...
M&A volumes in UK back to pre-pandemic levels
Last month, BDO released the latest edition of its Private Company Price Index Report (PCPI), giving...
Cosmetics set for continuing recovery and M&A growth
Like many industries, from hospitality and events to formalwear, the cosmetics industry suffered as ...
How companies can use M&A to tackle supply chain problems
While the worst of the uncertainty caused by Brexit and COVID-19 may have passed, UK businesses stil...
Is the UK hotel M&A market moving into growth mode?
Despite the ending of the UK’s lockdown restrictions and the easing of COVID-19 rules in other...
How the high street decline is driving a shift in the commercial property market
Over the past two years, much has been written about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the reta...
Do I need a broker to sell a business?
The simple answer, no. Selling a business does not mandate a broker. As a business owner, you wil...
Pensions become hot M&A property, with more deals to be done
Pensions are a huge and growing market within the UK, with schemes such as defined-contribution and ...
Is M&A set to take off in the UK space sector?
The space industry may call to mind images of NASA astronauts, Cape Canaveral and the International ...
How will the UK government’s new national security powers impact M&A?
After receiving final approval in the spring of 2021, the UK government’s new National Securit...