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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


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 food and drink M&A at eight-year high, but tariffs threaten momentum

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The UK has continued to see strong M&A activity in the food and drink sector so far this year, with activity hitting an eight-year high during the first quarter of 2025. However, there are also concerns that this positive momentum...continue reading


Strategic trade buyers and inbound deals drive robust healthcare M&A

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Strong levels of strategic activity among trade buyers and inbound deals involving overseas investors have helped to ensure that dealmaking in the UK healthcare sector has remained robust so far in 2025. According to new resear...continue reading


Activity slow in logistics sector, but M&A appetite remains high

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The UK’s logistics industry has continued to see stable levels of dealmaking activity so far in 2025, despite significant economic headwinds. While dealmaking has been challenging, M&A appetite remains strong, driven by ...continue reading


Automation: Poised to transform UK industries

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Automation is driving widespread transformation across a number of key UK industries and becoming an increasingly prevalent trend in M&A within these sectors. Despite a slow pace of adoption among UK companies, investment is i...continue reading


Specialisms and scalability among factors driving PE investment in recruitment

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Factors including well-established specialisms, scalable business models and experienced management teams are among those being cited as contributing to continuing private equity interest in the UK recruitment sector. Despite h...continue reading


Care in the community: M&A in the healthcare services market

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Over recent years, M&A activity involving care homes, pharmacies, health clinics and dental practices has been brisk, with consistently solid dealmaking figures and strong and growing interest from private investors and industry c...continue reading


Private equity driving ongoing IFA consolidation

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Private equity-backed buyers are continuing to fuel consolidation in the UK’s Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) market, despite considerable economic and regulatory headwinds, as a growing number of small firms exit the ma...continue reading


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