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Forecast M&A wave tempered by interest rate surge
- September 2023
Dealmaking in the UK has fallen to its lowest level in 14 years so far in 2023, with a predicted wave of takeovers of UK companies having failed to come to pass. Rising interest rates, market volatility and recessionary fears have been cited as contributing to slow dealmaking in the first nine month...
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SECTOR GUIDES Financial advice M&A: Valuations for larger firms rise as market shifts
Multi-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 2023
Online 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 business
Online businesses are ubiquitous in the modern economy and, as such, are at the heart of a huge amou...
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BSR DEAL INSIGHT SERIES Chelsea Corporate: Ran Carmon
Acquisitions, Business Valuations and Brexit....
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FOR SELLERS Making your business a more attractive acquisition target
For 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 2023
New data has shown that the value of M&A deals involving UK companies fell to a seven-year low durin...
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FOR BUYERS Analysis underlines importance of due diligence and integration
New analysis has served to highlight the vital importance of thorough due diligence processes for bu...
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DEAL INSIGHT The right approach to valuing a business
One big mistake to avoid making when valuing a business....
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Asda owners finance EG takeover with proceeds from previous disposal
It has been revealed that Asda owners the Issa brothers and TDR Capital used the proceeds from an ea...
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SECTOR GUIDES Legal sector set for an M&A boom
Despite seemingly having all the hallmarks of a sector that should see booming M&A activity, dealmak...
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FOR BUYERS Distress set to spread to larger companies
As insolvencies continue to rise among UK companies, there have been further warnings that corporate...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Two years since pre-pack administration reforms - What’s changed?
In April 2021, a new set of regulations came into effect concerning pre-pack administrations in whic...
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FOR BUYERS Report: Almost half of middle market firms to seek PE finance
Close to half of middle market businesses in the UK say they plan to seek private equity finance ove...
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FOR BUYERS Inbound M&A poised to surge as valuations remain low
Low UK company valuations are set to see foreign takeovers of UK companies increase during the secon...
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SECTOR GUIDES Construction worst affected by wave of insolvencies
New figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the UK construction sector is the industry w...
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FOR BUYERS What is the key to successful post-deal integration?
Post-deal integration is the most vital part of an M&A deal. Other stages – such as target acqui...