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As M&A deals become increasingly reliant on technology, the digital side of dealmaking becomes ever more sophisticated as it increases the efficiency of M&A transactions. However, the flip side is that any tech-related incidents or cybersecurity breaches have the potential for more devastating consequences for deals than ever before. A survey conducted by Deloitte in October 2020 found that 51 per cent of respondents considered cybersecurity threats to be their top concern when managing M&A de...
Remote learning drives wave of ‘EdTech’ investments
Like so many other things we’ve previously taken for granted, COVID-19 has changed the way we ...
Remote dealmaking – M&A in the time of COVID-19
The most fundamental of the numerous changes COVID-19 has wrought to M&A is the way deals are conduc...
Government COVID-19 business lending hits £62 billion but criticisms persist
According to new figures released by the Treasury, the total value paid out to businesses through th...
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...
Cybersecurity M&A – A sector defining the new normal
The hammer blow that COVID-19 has dealt to global M&A activity is no secret, with deal-making all bu...
From a standing start to a £300 million exit
In 1980, Dinesh Dhamija and his wife started selling travel tickets from an 80-square-foot kiosk in ...
COVID-19 driving long-term change at UK SMEs
The impact of COVID-19, and the way in which businesses have had to react and adapt, is driving long...
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...
Packed auction houses as business distress set to surge
During the COVID-19 crisis the company has seen goods pour in from insolvency advisers appointed to ...
M&A in the Veterinary Sector – Mass Consolidation
The two most acquisitive companies in the UK over the course of 2019 were groups in the veterinary c...
Confidence strong among UK SMEs, studies suggest
Two recent studies have suggested that confidence among the UK’s small- and medium-sized enter...
Report claims fast-growing UK SMEs face £15 billion funding shortfall
According to a new report, the UK’s fast-growing small- and medium-sized enterprises could fac...
End of the road for casual dining? Or a new dawn?
Three Hills Capital Partners put its Byron Burger brand into administration after failing to find a ...
Is now the time to buy into the delivery sector?
Most aren’t new companies, of course. Operators such as online-only supermarket Ocado and take...
The strange case of Wigan Athletic - What really happened and what does it mean for football?
On July 1st, Wigan Athletic, a historic English football club who were in the Premier League as rece...
Going from minority stakeholder to owner
We look at Fairstone Financial Management’s ‘Downstream Buy-Out’ acquisition strat...