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High value deals the priority as UK activity slows in H1 2025
- September 2025
M&A activity in the UK slowed down by nearly a fifth during the first half of 2025, with dealmakers seemingly focusing on fewer, but more high-value transactions. According to PwC’s latest Global M&A Industry Trends report, there were 1,478 UK M&A deals during H1 2025, a drop of 19.1 per cent co...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Insolvencies on the rise at mid-sized UK SMEsA new report has highlighted an increase in insolvencies among mid-sized UK SMEs over the past year ...
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FOR BUYERS Conducting due diligence in a downturn - Unlocking value and avoiding hidden risksDuring a downturn or recession, M&A opportunities are rife, with valuations low and more businesses ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Mergers and acquisitions in language services - Localisation, globalisation and fragmentationUpdated March 2024 - scroll to end Most industry sectors saw a drop in dealmaking activity in 202...
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SECTOR GUIDES M&A in financial services - digitisation, disruption and divestmentsAs M&A activity dropped worldwide last year, the financial services sector remained something of an ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Finding M&A value in an economic downturnDuring a recession or economic downturn, M&A activity will typically decline as sentiment dampens am...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS How ego and pride can ruin a good deal...and a companyBy Chris St Cartmail An intriguing tale of a cross-border private equity deal that failed at the ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 2023: An outlook on developing M&A trendsAfter an explosive year of M&A in 2021 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, dealmaking returned to ...
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FOR BUYERS Tips for scaling up your six-figure business prior to a saleWhen you make the decision to sell your business, undertaking a fresh growth strategy might not be t...
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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 BUYERS UK Hospitality faces cruel winter - rise in acquisition and consolidation plans forecastAs the UK economy enters a winter of almost unprecedented uncertainty, the hospitality industry is a...
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FOR SELLERS Are you really ready to sell your business? - Key questions for owners considering a saleAs 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 Accelerating M&A deal originationDeal 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 confidenceClose to half of logistics firms in the UK say that they are likely to make an acquisition over the ...
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FOR BUYERS Rock-bottom pound and low company valuations attract overseas buyersThe UK has recently established itself as Europe’s number one destination for inbound M&A investme...