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Insolvencies on the rise at mid-sized UK SMEs
- March 2023
A new report has highlighted an increase in insolvencies among mid-sized UK SMEs over the past year and forecast that this trend could continue during 2023. The analysis, from alternative lender ThinCats, found that insolvency rates among mid-sized SMEs increased from 0.39 per cent in 2021 to 0.65 p...
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FOR BUYERS MBOs come to the fore as owners seek a safe exitOver the past year and a half, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on the exit plans of...
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FOR BUYERS ESG: Much more than a responsibility issue for dealmakersEnvironmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have been towards the top of the agenda for invest...
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FOR BUYERS The trouble with assessing post-deal successThere are a wide range of motivations for taking over another business. You may buy a business becau...
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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 Tech due diligence: The how and why of a crucial processIn a world that is rapidly becoming more digitised, it goes without saying that technology is an abs...
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FOR BUYERS COVID-19 and infrastructure projects push telecoms M&A centre stageWith people and businesses increasingly demanding faster, more reliable and more widely available co...
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FOR BUYERS Moving on: UK logistics sector looks to M&A in the wake of Brexit and COVID.The UK’s logistics sector is emerging from challenging times, looking to grow and diversify throug...
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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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FOR BUYERS Diversity and dealmaking - Putting inclusion at the heart of M&ACorporations are putting diversity and inclusion at the centre of their acquisition strategies - sho...
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FOR BUYERS Dealmaking surges as health food brands targetedFollowing a period of consolidation during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, in which foo...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Selling your struggling business prior to insolvencyAs we’ve covered extensively, levels of business distress in the UK are running high, with compan...
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FOR BUYERS How apps are helping businesses keep up with evolving consumer demandFor online enterprises everywhere, business is booming. With bricks and mortar stores and high stree...
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FOR BUYERS Acqui-hiring: M&A strategy to boost talent pool and enterprise valueIn tech, who you have working for you is everything. If you don’t have the best talent, you’re n...
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FOR BUYERS Carve-outs and bolt-ons surge as COVID prompts firms to refocusCorporate and private equity dealmaking has been heavily disrupted since the onset of COVID-19 last ...
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FOR BUYERS Staycation summer makes domestic travel a hot sectorAs the UK moves closer to the end of lockdown (preliminarily set for June 21st), many people’s tho...
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FOR BUYERS Will M&A be this year’s big trend in the fashion industry?As a sector largely driven by the glamour of social events, the formality of face-to-face business a...