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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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FOR BUYERS SMEs steering clear of debt fundingSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are reportedly steering clear of the corporate debt fundin...
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FOR BUYERS Why you need an acquisition planEven seasoned, serial entrepreneurs understand that buying another business is too significant an un...
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FOR BUYERS What can we learn from overseas buyers?
Overseas businesses and investors have long found Britain to be a welcoming and beneficial platform ...
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ALL What can we learn from overseas buyers?
Overseas businesses and investors have long found Britain to be a welcoming and beneficial platform ...
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ALL Why you need an acquisition plan
Even seasoned, serial entrepreneurs understand that buying another business is too significant an un...
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FOR BUYERS The key to wealth? SpeedThe retail industry has taken a hammering this year, and we're only just going into March. But ...
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FOR BUYERS BRC attempts to put halt to difficult times for retailersThere's no doubt that retail administrations have dominated business headlines this year, with ...
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FOR BUYERS Is professional advice worth it when buying a business?The M&A market is slowly finding its feet again and business buyers are showing more interest in new...
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FOR BUYERS M&A activity proves rewardingEngaging in M&A appears to be paying off as the markets finally start to reward businesses that got ...
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FOR BUYERS Dell comes full circle with a business purchaseSometimes acquisitions have the power to bring things full circle for a company and for Dell, the co...
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FOR BUYERS Pre-pack administration woes continueAs we reported earlier this year, the government is looking into revising the insolvency regulations...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Business Sale Report Reveals Fewer "Zombie" Businesses Going Under
Business Sale Report reveals that the number of "distressed" companies in the UK were significantly ...
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ALL Is it time to put pre-pack to bed once and for all?
Given the recent surge in large high street names entering administration and the controversial inso...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Is it time to put pre-pack to bed once and for all?
Given the recent surge in large high street names entering administration and the controversial inso...