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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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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Distressed opportunities aplenty as SMEs struggle with economic growthThe UK’s economy might be surpassing its pre-recession peak of 2008 but many SMEs are finding cond...
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FOR BUYERS Manufacturing sector experiences six-year M&A highsWhen it comes down to finding a suitable business acquisition, it stands to reason that you always w...
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Discover which UK sector is poised for take-off … and why now is the perfect time to buy inEven as investors see a glimmer of returning economic confidence, UK insolvencies refuse to return t...
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FOR BUYERS SMEs need to embrace technology, research findsSmall businesses in the UK are losing out on around £50 billion every year because of a lack of mob...
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FOR BUYERS Now's the time to buy: global M&A deals reach pre-recession highsMerger mania is taking over; the value of global mergers and acquisitions has reached $1.75 trillion...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Dissecting opportunities from distressed retail businessesThe retail industry has arguably been one of the worst hit sectors by the global recession that has ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Discover which UK sector is poised for take-off … and why now is the perfect time to buy inEven as investors see a glimmer of returning economic confidence, UK insolvencies refuse to return t...
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FOR BUYERS Economic recovery separates the weak and strongIt hasn’t been the most uplifting news week for UK SMEs; after the positive announcements that the...
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FOR BUYERS Zombie businesses rise againOne in five businesses in the UK would struggle should interest rates rise by one percentage point b...
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FOR BUYERS One Direction star completes Doncaster Rovers takeoverOut of all the articles about business acquisitions to have appeared in the news this week, few will...
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FOR BUYERS Saatchi calls for abolition of corporation taxThe Government ought to abolish corporation tax for all of the UK’s small businesses - so says Lor...
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FOR BUYERS BRC business rates reform to boost expansion plansIn a week that has already been widely acknowledged as a positive one for the UK’s small businesse...
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FOR BUYERS Queen's Speech: what it means for UK businessesToday (4 June) the Queen’s Speech marked the formal start of the parliamentary year and as is cust...