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Like many industries, from hospitality and events to formalwear, the cosmetics industry suffered as a result of COVID-19-enforced lockdowns throughout 2020. With people staying at home during the pandemic, the need, desire and (in some cases) the expectation, to wear make-up or to shampoo every day vanished. This drop in appetite was accompanied and exacerbated by the mandated closure of physical shops for much of 2020 – something that was particularly damaging to the cosmetics industry,...
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...
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Startup vs long-established company
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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...
What’s behind the growing M&A market for UK professional services firms?
Despite the shock caused by the rapid emergence of COVID-19 across the world in early 2020, the prof...
Managing and mitigating tech and cybersecurity risks in M&A deals
As M&A deals become increasingly reliant on technology, the digital side of dealmaking becomes ever ...
Regtech and digitalisation driving fintech M&A boom
Several sectors have evolved much faster than others as a result of the COVID pandemic. Even Brexit,...
UK mergers and acquisitions outlook 2022
After the initial halt that COVID-19 brought to dealmaking, M&A began to recover in the latter half ...
Automotive M&A set to accelerate amidst upheaval
The automotive industry has arrived at a crossroads and could be set for a period of upheaval, as we...
Machine learning and AI in dealmaking – The future of M&A?
In the M&A news cycle of major market trends, big acquisitions and shock administrations, the bigges...
Consolidation resumes in the UK’s childcare sector
For several years, childcare was among the UK’s most active dealmaking sectors. Like the veter...
Investing in escapism: How UK games developers are calling the shots in lucrative deals
Throughout the past 18 months, real-life experiences have been on hold for most of us. Adventures ha...