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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 Construction sector turning a corner?Recent figures have suggested that the struggling construction sector might be starting to turn a co...
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FOR BUYERS Zombie businesses creep onZombie businesses have been big news in the wake of the latest recession with numerous companies lim...
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FOR BUYERS Administrators' bill for law firm revealedThe bill for handling the administration of a law firm has confirmed the costly nature of managing d...
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FOR BUYERS SMEs 'still not seeking finance'Research has found that access to finance is still an issue for small and medium-sized enterprises (...
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FOR BUYERS Three essential questions to ask before you buy a businessWe spoke to a businessman recently who had enjoyed years of success as an employee of a major intern...
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FOR BUYERS Scottish retail sector showing signs of improvementThere is an inherent risk in buying any business, but retail has been a particularly volatile sector...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK private equity market warming upAfter a protracted downturn, the UK private equity marketplace has been considerably more active in ...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES How to turnaround a failing business in four steps
Don Bailey, the owner of a specialist components manufacturing business in Buckinghamshire approache...
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FOR BUYERS Nationwide to delay small business lendingThe government had hoped that business lending would start to increase and help to improve broader e...
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FOR BUYERS RSM Tenon deal underlines extent of pre-pack trendBusiness secretary Vince Cable has led the push to take a closer look into exactly how pre-pack admi...
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IP as an Exit AssetThe most common words that are conjured up in people's minds alongside Intellectual Property, ...
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FOR BUYERS Economic growth forecasts showing improvementThe British economy has been through several months of upheaval since the recession, but the flow of...
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FOR BUYERS Warming economy creates fresh opportunities for business buyersAs the sun finally shone across the country, the economy also basked in warming rays as several sect...