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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 Brewers' Bounty: the rise of microbreweries
We all know a friend who has tried to make their own beer in a home-rigged brewery: more often than ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Corporates still hungry for SME acquisitions
Why spend on R&D when acquiring a ready-made, smaller company can provide the product, service, tech...
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FOR BUYERS Business rates reform leads to higher bills but greater opportunity
The government’s re-evaluation of the country’s business rates has driven up the tax bill for ma...
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FOR BUYERS How the Autumn Budget will benefit small companies
Earlier this week the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, unveiled the much-anticipated Autumn Budget, a do...
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FOR BUYERS Betting companies limber up for autumn of dealmaking
Some of the most globally renowned betting groups are preparing for a round of multibillion pound de...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Business buyers target buoyant UK manufacturers
The UK's manufacturing sector has entered into a period of expansion in what promises to be an ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Why buyers are snapping up home-grown artificial intelligence businesses
There’s no avoiding the increasing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on our daily lives. I...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS A third of UK businesses slow to adopt modern tech
Nearly a third of all UK businesses surveyed for a new study have admitted to being slow at adopting...
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FOR BUYERS UK pub sector in rude health as M&A activity climbs
Last orders are a long way off for the UK’s pub industry but, though appetite for deals in the sec...
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FOR BUYERS Most costly buyer mistakes revealed
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Private healthcare surge brings new business opportunities
The private healthcare industry is growing fast and, with it, an abundance of new business opportuni...
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FOR BUYERS Money for old hope: considering an aging workforce when buying a business
The UK’s workforce is aging, with even the most conservative estimates forecasting that in 2020, p...
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SECTOR GUIDES Why golf courses are great investments again
Thanks to recent modernisations of the sport’s image, golf courses are coming back into popularity...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Revealed: "Hot Sectors" in the acquisitions market right now
The 'hot' acquisition sectors are revealed in an exclusive video interview with Rob Goddar...