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Alternative broadband providers look to M&A to survive and grow
- May 2025
UK-based alternative network providers are considering M&A activity and strategic partnerships as they seek to survive and secure growth in the highly competitive UK broadband market. A survey of 100 senior decision makers at UK-based altnets, conducted by Censuswide for business connectivity pro...
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SECTOR GUIDES Accounting firms broaden their focus to stay relevant
The trend for accounting firms to venture beyond their traditional areas of service has been highli...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Insolvencies on the rise at mid-sized UK SMEs
A new report has highlighted an increase in insolvencies among mid-sized UK SMEs over the past year ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Mergers and acquisitions in language services - Localisation, globalisation and fragmentation
Updated March 2024 - scroll to end Most industry sectors saw a drop in dealmaking activity in 202...
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FOR BUYERS Conducting due diligence in a downturn - Unlocking value and avoiding hidden risks
During a downturn or recession, M&A opportunities are rife, with valuations low and more businesses ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Finding M&A value in an economic downturn
During a recession or economic downturn, M&A activity will typically decline as sentiment dampens am...
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SECTOR GUIDES M&A in financial services - digitisation, disruption and divestments
As M&A activity dropped worldwide last year, the financial services sector remained something of an ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS How ego and pride can ruin a good deal...and a company
By Chris St Cartmail An intriguing tale of a cross-border private equity deal that failed at the ...
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FOR BUYERS Tips for scaling up your six-figure business prior to a sale
When you make the decision to sell your business, undertaking a fresh growth strategy might not be t...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 2023: An outlook on developing M&A trends
After an explosive year of M&A in 2021 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, dealmaking returned to ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Elon Musk, Twitter and Acquisition Mistakes
"Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app." Elon Musk’s tweet may on...
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FOR SELLERS Are you really ready to sell your business? - Key questions for owners considering a sale
As a business owner, there might come a day in the future when you wake up and think that it’s tim...
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FOR BUYERS UK Hospitality faces cruel winter - rise in acquisition and consolidation plans forecast
As the UK economy enters a winter of almost unprecedented uncertainty, the hospitality industry is a...
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FOR BUYERS Accelerating M&A deal origination
Deal origination is the foundation of any successful acquisition-led growth strategy and, at a time ...
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FOR BUYERS Logistics firms targeting acquisitions despite falling confidence
Close to half of logistics firms in the UK say that they are likely to make an acquisition over the ...