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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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FOR BUYERS Rock-bottom pound and low company valuations attract overseas buyers
The UK has recently established itself as Europe’s number one destination for inbound M&A investme...
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SECTOR GUIDES UK recruitment sector M&A remains buoyant in an uncertain economy
The past two years have turned the recruitment sector on its head, with the chaos of the COVID-19 pa...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK the most attractive destination in Europe for M&A investment
New research has revealed that the UK has overtaken the Netherlands and Germany to become Europe’s...
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SECTOR GUIDES UK Snapshot: Dental Industry M&A
Despite global uncertainty and the rising costs of running a business amid the UK’s soaring inflat...
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FOR BUYERS Peter Lidgitt: Building a £22m business through acquisitions
Peter Lidgitt is the Chairman of Mastiff Group, a group comprised of close to thirty independent bus...
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FOR BUYERS The key steps to making successful distressed acquisitions
Business distress is soaring in the UK, as companies contend with the withdrawal of government suppo...
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FOR BUYERS M&A as a strategy to mitigate global disruption
M&A is often used by companies to respond to shifts within their sector, whether these shifts are dr...
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FOR BUYERS How private business mergers and acquisitions differ between the US and UK
When examining the respective M&A markets of the USA and the UK, perhaps the most striking thing to ...
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FOR SELLERS How do you know when the right time is to sell your business?
When you’ve dedicated yourself to a business - whether started from scratch or taken on at a later...
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FOR SELLERS Do I need a broker to sell a business?
The simple answer, no. Selling a business does not mandate a broker. As a business owner, you wil...
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FOR BUYERS How to turn around a struggling business
Anyone buying a business out of administration will know that they face a challenge to make it profi...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Issa brothers, TDR Capital to acquire Asda in highly-leveraged takeover
Brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa and private equity firm TDR Capital are set to acquire the supermarke...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES One-third of UK businesses close to running out of cash
Nine months of interrupted trading have taken an enormous toll on UK businesses across many sectors,...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS COVID-19, pre-pack administrations and distressed acquisitions - 2020 in review
There’s not much left to be said about 2020, a year of enormous upheaval and disruption across alm...