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Hotel insolvencies up, but business travel could provide a boost
- April 2024
A new report has revealed a significant increase in UK hotel insolvencies over the past year, as operators continue to struggle with a slew of adverse conditions. However, a potential recovery in business travel during 2024 suggests there could be light at the end of the tunnel for an industry that ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Should I invest in a VC fund or buy a business?
Earlier this year, one of our M&A team had a conversation with a cashed-up serial entrepreneur who w...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK remains top destination in Europe for M&A investment
According to the annual M&A Attractiveness Index Score, published by the Mergers and Acquisitions Re...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Retail M&A: Strategic acquisitions taking centre stage as market shifts
Despite an incredibly challenging trading environment and a difficult summer that has featured some ...
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DEAL INSIGHT What is the most challenging aspect of buying a distressed business?
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, Jonathan Jay talks about some of the challenges you face w...
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FOR BUYERS Alternative financing options could be vital in tough M&A environment
In the face of ongoing economic pressure, businesses have limited growth options. One of the few r...
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FOR BUYERS Scotland: Private equity M&A activity forecast to pick up
Following a year which has seen private equity M&A activity slow down significantly (reflecting a br...
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SECTOR GUIDES Logistics M&A ploughs on despite headwinds
M&A activity in the UK logistics sector has continued to grow, despite the issues facing the secto...
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DEAL INSIGHT When buying a distressed business, how do you weigh up the risks?
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, Jonathan Jay talks about weighing in the risks when buying...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS “Expectation gaps” impacting M&A, but deal volume on the rise
Persistent high interest rates and rising inflation have led to “expectation gaps” arising betwe...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Private equity helps recruitment buck declining M&A trend
Private equity activity is helping the UK’s recruitment sector buck the trend of declining M&A act...
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FOR SELLERS Behind the growing popularity of Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs)
In the current economic climate, it can sometimes be difficult for owners to execute partial or full...
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FOR BUYERS Retail M&A hits 5-year high, but distressed deals fall
Mergers and acquisitions in the UK’s retail sector have increased to their highest level in five y...
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FOR BUYERS M&A opportunities forecast to increase after slow H1
M&A opportunities are set to emerge over the coming months, despite a slow first half of the year in...
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FOR BUYERS Hotel M&A remains resilient despite challenging market
A new report on the UK hotels sector has revealed that M&A remains resilient despite a challenging m...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Rising interest rates will see “virtually all” zombie companies collapse
Surging interest rates are set to eliminate all of the UK’s “zombie” companies over the next 1...
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SECTOR GUIDES Financial advice M&A: Valuations for larger firms rise as market shifts
Multi-adviser financial advice firms are attracting higher valuations as the sector’s intense M&A ...