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Insurers redirecting budgets towards post-merger integration
- January 2026
A new report has highlighted how UK insurers are increasingly prioritising investments in post-merger integration and data migration, as M&A activity in the sector pushes such issues higher up transformation roadmaps. According to the Sollers Prediction Report 2026, insurers are increasingly targe...
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FOR BUYERS Value of UK financial services M&A almost doubles in 2025The value of dealmaking in the UK financial services sector soared last year, with the total disclos...
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FOR BUYERS Buy & build M&A: Why integration matters more than volume and scaleOver recent years, there have been a number of flashy pieces written profiling buy and build consoli...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK M&A Outlook 2026: Tempered optimism after a slow yearAs 2025 comes to a close, it seems to have once again been a year that promised much for dealmakers,...
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BSR DEAL INSIGHT SERIES Chelsea Corporate: Ran CarmonAcquisitions, Business Valuations and Brexit....
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FOR BUYERS UK sees 74 per cent rise in value of inbound M&A during 2025Interest in UK companies from foreign buyers soared during 2025, with the increase directly responsi...
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SECTOR GUIDES Recruitment M&A boosted by strategic and PE-backed buyersM&A activity in the UK’s recruitment sector increased by nearly a third in the first three quarter...
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SECTOR GUIDES Public funding and essential services drive resilient infrastructure M&AM&A activity in the UK’s infrastructure services sector has demonstrated resilience over the past ...
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FOR SELLERS Stop valuing your business on a spreadsheetTwo acquisition deals we recently reported on nicely illustrate a few points we have previously made...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Uncertainty hits M&A in Q3, but Q4 boost expectedDeal completions declined in the UK during the third quarter of the year, as M&A was impacted by eco...
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FOR BUYERS UK health and fitness market flexing M&A muscles in 2025The UK health and fitness market is back in motion. Gyms are busier than ever, niche sports are spre...
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FOR BUYERS An insider look at intellectual property in M&AIntellectual property (IP) has long been a key component in M&A deals. Company owners view IP as a c...
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FOR BUYERS Autumn Budget 2025: The key takeaways for M&AAfter weeks of intense press coverage, the Autumn Budget arrived with a raft of headline announcemen...
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FOR BUYERS Autumn Budget 2025: An outlook for dealmakersThe Autumn Budget arrives later this week amid significant economic and political uncertainty and on...
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SECTOR GUIDES UK insolvencies up ahead of Budget, but retail boosted by summer momentumWith the Autumn Budget looming, new insolvency figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
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SECTOR GUIDES Valuation gaps driving sharp decline in UK PE activityValuation gaps between buyers and sellers are driving a significant decline in private equity and ve...