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Online business M&A: The key trends in 2023

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Online business M&A was one of the areas affected by the overall downward trend in dealmaking activity during 2022. Coming after huge levels of pent-up M&A in 2021 – following the disruption of COVID-19 – 2022 saw a re...continue reading


UK M&A value hits 7-year low in first half of 2023

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New data has shown that the value of M&A deals involving UK companies fell to a seven-year low during the first half of 2023. The fall comes amid an overall drop in dealmaking worldwide, driven by factors including rising interest...continue reading


Analysis underlines importance of due diligence and integration

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New analysis has served to highlight the vital importance of thorough due diligence processes for businesses targeting acquisitions, as well as the necessity of a proper post-deal integration strategy once an acquisition has been ...continue reading


Distress set to spread to larger companies

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As insolvencies continue to rise among UK companies, there have been further warnings that corporate distress is set to spread from smaller companies to larger businesses. While smaller companies have, so far, largely borne the br...continue reading


Slumbering legal sector wakes up with a surge in dealmaking

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Over the past few years, the legal sector has been somewhat quiet on the M&A front, particularly in comparison to other similar sectors – such as professional services in general or wealth management– that have seen hu...continue reading


Report: Almost half of middle market firms to seek PE finance

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Close to half of middle market businesses in the UK say they plan to seek private equity finance over the next year, with PE firms continuing to be one of the key sources of M&A funding available to businesses amid increasingly to...continue reading


Inbound M&A poised to surge as valuations remain low

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Low UK company valuations are set to see foreign takeovers of UK companies increase during the second half of the year, according to a new analysis. As UK companies continue to suffer from headwinds including rising costs, inflati...continue reading


What is the key to successful post-deal integration?

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Post-deal integration is the most vital part of an M&A deal. Other stages – such as target acquisition profile and financial structure - may receive more attention from M&A brokers and advisers, but integration is the poin...continue reading


The key steps to successful post-deal integration

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It might not be immediately obvious, but post-deal integration is the most vital step in any M&A deal, with ultimate success depending more upon the integration stage than on any other single step within the process. Post-dea...continue reading


Fears that insolvencies could spread to bigger companies

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Insolvency statistics from the first quarter of the year have raised concerns that larger companies could begin to be impacted by high levels of distress among small businesses. These concerns come as new figures show that insolve...continue reading


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