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What is the situation? Despite the resurgence in dealmaking that saw M&A recover from the seismic impact of COVID-19 in the second half of 2020, one particular issue has emerged that could yet prove a sticking point in this recovery: the valuation gap. According to a recent report by EY, a disconnect between buyer and seller valuations has been one of the core reasons behind many deals collapsing in 2020. EY’s report noted that, while this was a problem worldwide (with 55 per cent of exe...
M&A in the Veterinary Sector – Mass Consolidation
The two most acquisitive companies in the UK over the course of 2019 were groups in the veterinary c...
Confidence strong among UK SMEs, studies suggest
Two recent studies have suggested that confidence among the UK’s small- and medium-sized enter...
Report claims fast-growing UK SMEs face £15 billion funding shortfall
According to a new report, the UK’s fast-growing small- and medium-sized enterprises could fac...
End of the road for casual dining? Or a new dawn?
Three Hills Capital Partners put its Byron Burger brand into administration after failing to find a ...
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...
Is now the time to buy into the delivery sector?
Most aren’t new companies, of course. Operators such as online-only supermarket Ocado and take...
The strange case of Wigan Athletic - What really happened and what does it mean for football?
On July 1st, Wigan Athletic, a historic English football club who were in the Premier League as rece...
Going from minority stakeholder to owner
We look at Fairstone Financial Management’s ‘Downstream Buy-Out’ acquisition strat...
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...
Mountain of unpaid SME invoices creating acquisition opportunities
With a huge number of businesses set to be impacted by this, from those with mounting piles of invoi...
Post-COVID M&A: Which sectors will be the first to bounce back?
What happened next was dramatic, as UK M&A deal value fell 99 per cent from March to April. The mont...
City urges caution over tougher scrutiny of foreign takeovers
The UK government has introduced regulation enabling greater scrutiny of foreign takeovers of Britis...
Jon Moulton criticises Future Fund and tells Treasury to expect corporate bankruptcies
Jon Moulton, founder and managing partner of private equity firm Better Capital, has said that UK co...
Government introduces Corporate Governance and Insolvency Bill 2020
The government has this week brought in to action the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Bill 2020,...
This may be the perfect time to buy into the hotel sector
Of course, the situation at the moment for hotel operators is purely one of making it through the cr...
Financing options for distressed companies
As in any type of business distress, one of your first actions should be to speak to a specialist, p...
COVID-19 could see two-fifths of UK SMEs close permanently, survey finds
A new survey from business insurance firm Simply Business has found that COVID-19 could see two-fift...