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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 Hotel sector is one to watch for business salesPeople looking for businesses for sale could do well to keep a close eye on the hotel sector as the ...
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ALL Due diligence in a recession
Carrying out due diligence before deal completion is prudent for all business purchases at any time....
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FOR BUYERS Due diligence in a recession
Carrying out due diligence before deal completion is prudent for all business purchases at any time....
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ALL New business opportunities in outsourcing
Buying a business during a difficult economic period presents a number of additional challenges. In ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS New business opportunities in outsourcing
Buying a business during a difficult economic period presents a number of additional challenges. In ...
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FOR BUYERS Almost half of SMEs consider selling up
The optimism of some of Britain's small businesses appears to be failing as many start to feel ...
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FOR BUYERS How to obtain MBI Finance
A management buy-in (MBI), wherein the control of the business passes to outside management, will ty...
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FOR BUYERS Do we still need the salesman?It is tempting in a world full of innovative products and wide-reaching marketing campaigns to think...
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ALL How to buy a care home
Over the past decade there has been a shift in the care home industry towards tighter regulations. T...
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ALL Returning a distressed business to profit - A subscriber’s story
Recently we met with entrepreneur Mark Levey to talk through his fascinating experience of turning a...
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SECTOR GUIDES How to buy a care home
Over the past decade there has been a shift in the care home industry towards tighter regulations. T...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Returning a distressed business to profit - A subscriber’s story
Recently we met with entrepreneur Mark Levey to talk through his fascinating experience of turning a...
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FOR BUYERS Consumer champion Martin Lewis sells business to price comparison siteNews reaches us that the ‘financial consumer champion’, Martin Lewis, has sold his Shepherd’s ...
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FOR BUYERS Revealed: The Billionaire Recipe of Carlos SlimWould-be billionaires, or even millionaires, ought to study the contrarian business and investing pr...