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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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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES IP as an Exit AssetThe 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 warningRetailers 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 acquisitionWe 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 recoveryThe 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 gameThe 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 flatlinePure 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 targetsAxminster 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 issueBritish 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 WPPLondon-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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ALL GAME: A Hidden Gem for Turnaround Experts
A company in administration is not necessarily a failed business. Over the last few years, a number ...
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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 ...