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Alternative broadband providers look to M&A to survive and grow
- May 2025
UK-based alternative network providers are considering M&A activity and strategic partnerships as they seek to survive and secure growth in the highly competitive UK broadband market. A survey of 100 senior decision makers at UK-based altnets, conducted by Censuswide for business connectivity pro...
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ALL Preparing for due diligence from a seller’s point of viewIt’s a buyers’ market out there and, as a result, many business owners could see a sale as the o...
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ALL Opportunities abound for bar and pub buyers
Any buyers on the look-out for bar or pub businesses could soon have a wide range to choose from, as...
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ALL Branding strategies when embarking on a buy-out or merger
Making the right branding decisions when undergoing merger and acquisition activity is vital for the...
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FOR BUYERS SME M&A activity expected to surge in 2012
Merger and acquisition activity is to surge among the UK's small-and medium-sized enterprises (...
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FOR BUYERS Christmas could see a rise in retailers going under
UK retailers could be facing a lean Christmas, if predictions that insolvencies and corporate failur...
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FOR BUYERS RBS to step up its lending to SMEs
The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced its intentions to step up its efforts to lend more money to...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS How entrepreneurs could be paying over 50 per cent tax when selling their business
Entrepreneurs selling their businesses could be paying tax of more than 50 per cent on the sale, sug...
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FOR SELLERS Open your eyes to management buyouts
With the numbers of trade and institutional buyers declining, management buyouts (MBOs) should be lo...
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ALL How entrepreneurs could be paying over 50 per cent tax when selling their business
Entrepreneurs selling their businesses could be paying tax of more than 50 per cent on the sale, sug...
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ALL Open your eyes to management buyouts
With the numbers of trade and institutional buyers declining, management buyouts (MBOs) should be lo...
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FOR BUYERS SMEs must "grow their way out of hard times"
Many small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) need to stop sitting on stockpiles of cash that they ...
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FOR BUYERS Scottish businesses facing increasing distress
Increasing numbers of Scottish businesses are facing financial distress, according to new figures re...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Business founder share dilution over time
Came across a wonderful graphic put together by Mark Shuster of VC firm, GRP Partners, that shows ju...
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ALL Property developers head to the pub looking for a bargain
The number of pubs closing down in the UK is currently running at 25 per week, according to figures ...