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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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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Over a quarter of businesses entering administration live on
Twenty-seven per cent of UK businesses that enter administration emerge intact and carry on trading ...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES IP as an Exit Asset
The most common words that are conjured up in people's minds alongside Intellectual Property, o...
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FOR BUYERS High street retailers receive further warning
Retailers have received yet another warning that the British high street is at risk, as the Centre f...
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FOR BUYERS Booker demonstrates opportunities from acquisition
We hear endless talk about the opportunities and profit that businesses can make through careful acq...
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FOR BUYERS IMF warns of tough road to recovery
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the UK has a long way to go before its economy...
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FOR BUYERS Why money doesn't always win in the acquisitions game
The acquisitions business is not a game that can always be beaten with the biggest hand of cash. Som...
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FOR BUYERS Would 'fiscal freedoms' for London help businesses?
Negotiating cash flow and expenses is one of the most basic problems for business buyers and existin...
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FOR BUYERS IT acquisitions help Pure Data grow while others flatline
Pure Data Solutions has posted positive figures of growth even as others in the IT reseller sector h...
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FOR BUYERS Public sector rejig to provide acquisition opportunities?
Privatisation of public services will always be contentious; but while some will spend their time di...
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FOR BUYERS Axminster turnaround beats targets
Axminster Carpets, one of the UK's most established carpet businesses, entered administration l...
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FOR BUYERS Business health improving, but funding still an issue
British business appears to have made it through the worst of the recession, with the latest GDP fig...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS The secret sauce behind the rise of WPP
London-based WPP is a self-proclaimed ‘world leader in marketing communications’ that drives its...
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ALL The secret sauce behind the rise of WPP
London-based WPP is a self-proclaimed ‘world leader in marketing communications’ that drives its...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS GAME: A Hidden Gem for Turnaround Experts
A company in administration is not necessarily a failed business. Over the last few years, a number ...