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When examining the respective M&A markets of the USA and the UK, perhaps the most striking thing to note is the many similarities the two currently share. Both are, of course, still adjusting to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the political upheavals they have seen over recent years, such as the UK’s Brexit vote and the Trump Presidency. Similar deal trends are emerging in both economies in the wake of these events, as growth-seeking companies and private equity houses us...
Can the UK get the balance right on FDI screening?
The UK is slowly emerging from the murky COVID/Brexit period and is arriving on the World stage on i...
IR35 in the private sector: Could the new rules impact M&A?
From April 6 2021, IR35 rules relating to the payment of off-payroll contractors operating through l...
UK business distress at record levels – what happens when support is turned off?
Recently, a series of different reports have indicated the scale of financial distress impacting UK ...
Issa brothers, TDR Capital to acquire Asda in highly-leveraged takeover
Brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa and private equity firm TDR Capital are set to acquire the supermarke...
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...
How to pursue private equity backing for acquisitive growth
With the UK economy struggling to recover from the effects on the population of the coronavirus pand...
Funding shortfall amongst SMEs creates acquisition opportunities
While the UK economy remains in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hope offered by vaccines me...
Pub heavy hitters cash in on the anticipated Great British Pub Recovery
If there’s one thing that’s been made clear through the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s th...
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...
‘Race to complete’ wealth management deals as M&A takes off
Following an unstable year in the advice and wealth management sector, the race is on to complete de...
One-third of UK businesses close to running out of cash
Nine months of interrupted trading have taken an enormous toll on UK businesses across many sectors,...
The outlook for SPACs in the UK
Among the possible UK M&A trends as we look ahead to 2021, one causing particular discussion has bar...
Capital Gains Tax – The proposed changes and what they could mean for business sales
With vaccines hopefully bringing the COVID-19 crisis to a long-awaited conclusion in 2021, thoughts ...
The rising cost of professional indemnity insurance and its impact on business sales
The mounting cost of professional indemnity insurance (PI) has become an issue that neither business...
Alternative deals emerge as go-to option for dealmakers in 2020
The pandemic has hit the 2020 M&A market hard. There’s no denying that it’s had an impac...
COVID-19, pre-pack administrations and distressed acquisitions - 2020 in review
There’s not much left to be said about 2020, a year of enormous upheaval and disruption across...
Tighter pre-pack regulations - What could the proposed changes mean for dealmaking?
Pre-pack sales are a vital tool in business rescue. This much is not really up for debate. However, ...