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UK civil engineering sector riding tailwinds of change
- July 2025
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-sized deals and multi-billion-pound acquisitions. This potential increas...
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FOR BUYERS Scotland: Private equity M&A activity forecast to pick upFollowing a year which has seen private equity M&A activity slow down significantly (reflecting a br...
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SECTOR GUIDES Logistics M&A ploughs on despite headwindsM&A activity in the UK logistics sector has continued to grow, despite the issues facing the secto...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS “Expectation gaps” impacting M&A, but deal volume on the risePersistent high interest rates and rising inflation have led to “expectation gaps” arising betwe...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Private equity helps recruitment buck declining M&A trendPrivate equity activity is helping the UK’s recruitment sector buck the trend of declining M&A act...
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FOR SELLERS Behind the growing popularity of Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs)In the current economic climate, it can sometimes be difficult for owners to execute partial or full...
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FOR BUYERS Retail M&A hits 5-year high, but distressed deals fallMergers and acquisitions in the UK’s retail sector have increased to their highest level in five y...
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FOR BUYERS M&A opportunities forecast to increase after slow H1M&A opportunities are set to emerge over the coming months, despite a slow first half of the year in...
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FOR BUYERS Hotel M&A remains resilient despite challenging marketA new report on the UK hotels sector has revealed that M&A remains resilient despite a challenging m...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Rising interest rates will see “virtually all” zombie companies collapseSurging interest rates are set to eliminate all of the UK’s “zombie” companies over the next 1...
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SECTOR GUIDES Financial advice M&A: Valuations for larger firms rise as market shiftsMulti-adviser financial advice firms are attracting higher valuations as the sector’s intense M&A ...
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FOR BUYERS Online business M&A: The key trends in 2023Online business M&A was one of the areas affected by the overall downward trend in dealmaking activi...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Online business M&A: The types of online businessOnline businesses are ubiquitous in the modern economy and, as such, are at the heart of a huge amou...
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FOR SELLERS Making your business a more attractive acquisition targetFor business owners planning an exit, one of the most pressing considerations is how to make their b...
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FOR BUYERS UK M&A value hits 7-year low in first half of 2023New data has shown that the value of M&A deals involving UK companies fell to a seven-year low durin...