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UK CEOs moving from “reactive to proactive” M&A strategies
- October 2024
UK CEOs are increasingly positive about the country’s economic outlook, their own company’s prospects and the possibility of investment in areas such as M&A activity over the coming 12 months, according to a new survey. EY-Parthenon polled 100 UK CEOs for the survey and found that 68 per cent...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Could interest rate cut drive SME dealmaking?
Following an unexpectedly sharp drop in the UK’s rate of inflation towards the end of last year, t...
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SECTOR GUIDES MedTech faces M&A challenges, but innovation and the economy offer hope
M&A activity in the UK MedTech sector experienced a tough year in 2023, with economic conditions res...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK M&A Outlook 2024
2023 was not exactly a bumper year for M&A, with the headwinds that defined much of 2022 continuing ...
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DEAL INSIGHT How do you find out about distressed business opportunities?
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, Jonathan Jay talks about searching for distressed business...
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SECTOR GUIDES Hotels and niche sectors offer hope for travel M&A after slow 2023
Travel and tourism saw slow dealmaking during the first three quarters of last year as the sector co...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Hospitality could see 2024 M&A surge
Analysts are predicting that the UK hospitality sector could see a surge in dealmaking activity duri...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Companies increasingly looking to M&A to keep up with changing industries
A new survey has found that UK companies are increasingly looking to M&A activity to help them keep ...
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DEAL INSIGHT Buying a business out of administration
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, Jonathan Jay talks about buying a business from administra...
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SECTOR GUIDES Logistics M&A growing, while haulage insolvencies hit new heights
M&A activity in the UK’s logistics and supply chain management industry has risen to a two-year hi...
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SECTOR GUIDES Consolidation starting to grip UK estate agent market
A trend of consolidation is emerging within the UK estate agency sector. Some agencies are strateg...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Corporate insolvencies surging as distress continues to grow
UK companies are facing an incredibly difficult winter as the economic challenges that have pounded ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Survey: UK dealmaking should improve within a year
A new survey has found that the majority of UK dealmakers believe that activity will pick up over th...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Survey reveals UK SME leaders optimistic about 2024 M&A market
Despite a year which has seen a continuation of the slow deal activity that defined much of 2022, a ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Government set to pare back M&A screening powers
The UK government is set to pare back its investment screening powers in an effort to make regulatio...
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SECTOR GUIDES Report: Growing legal sector M&A set to continue
A recent increase in M&A activity in the UK’s legal sector appears set to continue, with law firms...
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FOR BUYERS Virtual Data Room Providers: from low-cost VDRs for startups to full-featured M&A solutions
Virtual Data Rooms (VDRs) have evolved to play a crucial role in the M&A process over recent years...