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Survey reveals UK SME leaders optimistic about 2024 M&A market
- November 2023
Despite a year which has seen a continuation of the slow deal activity that defined much of 2022, a new survey has revealed that SME leaders in the UK are optimistic about the prospects for an improved M&A market in 2024. M&A advisory firm Marktlink, which has a UK base in Manchester, surveyed 1,0...
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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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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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DEAL INSIGHT Distressed businesses – what you need to know about them
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, Kevin Counihan from SIA Group talks to us about some of th...
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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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DEAL INSIGHT What price should a business buyer open with?
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, Rob Goddard from Evolution CBS How much you should offer w...
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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...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Manufacturing M&A faces defining year as headwinds mount
As the UK faced up to the prospect of soaring energy prices last year, manufacturing was forecast to...
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FOR BUYERS Fears that insolvencies could spread to bigger companies
Insolvency statistics from the first quarter of the year have raised concerns that larger companies ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Three quarters of SMEs worried about late payments
Approximately three quarters of small and medium-sized businesses in the UK are worried about cashfl...
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FOR BUYERS M&A activity forecast to be cautious yet stable in Q2 2023
M&A activity is expected to remain stable during the second quarter of 2023, despite a host of geopo...