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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 2023New 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 integrationNew 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 disposalIt 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 themIn 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 boomDespite 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 companiesAs 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 financeClose 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 lowLow 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 insolvenciesNew 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 mountAs 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 companiesInsolvency 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 paymentsApproximately 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 2023M&A activity is expected to remain stable during the second quarter of 2023, despite a host of geopo...