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High value deals the priority as UK activity slows in H1 2025
- September 2025
M&A activity in the UK slowed down by nearly a fifth during the first half of 2025, with dealmakers seemingly focusing on fewer, but more high-value transactions. According to PwC’s latest Global M&A Industry Trends report, there were 1,478 UK M&A deals during H1 2025, a drop of 19.1 per cent co...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Post Kraft/Cadbury M&A activity in the UK7 September 2009 is a date enshrined in the UK mergers and acquisitions calendar. On that Monday mor...
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FOR BUYERS GAME loses landmark cases for insolvency lawA fortnight ago we reported on an upcoming insolvency and property case involving the high street vi...
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FOR BUYERS Reader's Digest sold for £1Better Capital has sold Reader's Digest for the nominal sum of just £1 after deciding that the...
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FOR BUYERS Landmark insolvency decision draws near for GAMEA landmark insolvency and property case has been underway this week in the Court of Appeal. The resu...
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FOR BUYERS Modest economic growth continuesThe latest data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed that gross domestic product (GD...
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FOR BUYERS Retail survival rate fallingRecent data from FRP Advisory has suggested that turnaround professionals looking at the retail sect...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS What would a base rate increase mean for business buyers?The business landscape is changing; Britain has emerged from the recession and it's moving into...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Government proposes Red Tape amendments to boost rescue culture
The Government's handling of business insolvencies has always been a hotly debated issue. Over ...
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FOR BUYERS Documented proposals 'key to securing funding'As the M&A market starts to pick up, industry reports suggest that a new class of buyers are coming ...
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FOR SELLERS Why would someone sell a successful business?When looking to buy a business, it helps enormously to understand the reasons behind the owner'...
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FOR BUYERS Retail administrations declined in 2013Despite the rush of headlines suggesting otherwise, the number of retail businesses entering adminis...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Buyers finding fresh opportunity in others’ losses
Operations that prove to be a drag on one business are increasingly finding new life as profitable a...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS M&A market showing 'true intent' for growth
Market conditions are finally starting to align to create a far more suitable climate for growth thr...
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FOR BUYERS Small business confidence 'soaring'Confidence within Britain's small businesses appears to be soaring, with research showing that ...