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Survey: Majority of HR teams unprepared for M&A increase

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Dealmakers are largely optimistic about a potential increase in M&A activity during 2025, but HR teams have reported that they feel unprepared to handle a rise in acquisitions. This lack of preparedness could potentially create pr...continue reading


UK civil engineering sector riding tailwinds of change

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Conditions are emerging that could drive strong M&A activity in the UK’s civil engineering industry. The sector has already delivered strong dealmaking figures over recent years, with a wide range of both smaller and mid-siz...continue reading


UK civil engineering sector riding tailwinds of change

FOR BUYERS

A confluence of factors, spanning infrastructure investment and sustainability to low company valuations and persistent distress, are creating the conditions for significant dealmaking within the UK’s civil engineering indus...continue reading


Personal readiness - A neglected aspect of exit planning?

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The deal was everything Karl Watkins thought he’d been striving for. After 22 years building this business from a spare-room start-up into a £14 million specialist engineering group, CEO Karl Watkins was approached...continue reading


Drop in hospitality insolvencies could prove temporary

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Company insolvencies in the accommodation and food services industry were down year-on-year and month-on-month in April 2025, according to newly released figures. However, insolvencies could be set to rise again after the industry...continue reading


Building products & services sees record increase in M&A

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M&A activity has continued to grow in the building products & services (BP&S) sector, with the industry seeing a record increase in M&A transactions during 2024. Despite challenging trading conditions over recent years, dealmaking...continue reading


UK For Sale: The hidden opportunity in Britain's takeover boom

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London’s financial circles are buzzing with deal activity, as overseas buyers and private equity firms circle UK-listed companies like bargain hunters at a summer sale. While headlines warn of an exodus from London&rsquo...continue reading


IT and comms sector buyers confident in M&A, despite dip in activity

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Companies targeting acquisitions in the communications and IT sectors have a “high level of underlying confidence”, despite a significant dip in activity at the start of 2025, with new research revealing that M&A is st...continue reading


UK recruitment M&A 2025: Strong activity in a resilient market

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UK recruitment companies find themselves in a challenging position in 2025, as they face rising costs and persistent economic uncertainty – headwinds that are also impacting the wider UK jobs market. In spite of these challe...continue reading


UK recruitment M&A 2025: Strong activity in a resilient market

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2025 is an uncertain time for recruitment companies. Rising employment costs, digital disruption from technologies such as AI and renewed economic turmoil amid the uncertainty over President Trump’s tariff policies have all ...continue reading


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