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UK For Sale: The hidden opportunity in Britain's takeover boom
- June 2025
London’s financial circles are buzzing with deal activity, as overseas buyers and private equity firms circle UK-listed companies like bargain hunters at a summer sale. While headlines warn of an exodus from London’s public markets, savvy investors see a different story: a golden window for stra...
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FOR BUYERS An in-depth look at the Corporate Compounder M&A modelCorporate compounding is an M&A strategy in which buyers acquire and integrate businesses in order t...
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SECTOR GUIDES Food and beverage M&A recovery continues in Q2The UK food and beverage sector’s M&A recovery continued during the second quarter of the year, wi...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK the third most-targeted country for M&A deals in 2024New data has revealed that the UK is the third most-targeted country in the world for M&A activity s...
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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 Manufacturing M&A expected to see strong end to 2024M&A activity in the UK manufacturing sector is set to be strong during the final quarter of the year...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS SME lending remains subdued despite annual growthOverall gross lending to UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) showed a year-on-year increase ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Hospitality insolvencies rise in first half of the yearInsolvencies in the UK hospitality industry increased slightly during the first half of 2024, as bus...
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DEAL INSIGHT Buying a business out of administrationIn this video of our Deal Insight Series, Jonathan Jay talks about buying a business from administra...
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SECTOR GUIDES M&A in building products and services: Will growth replace resilience?While many sectors have seen a sharp decline in M&A activity over the past couple of years, the buil...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Mid-market and bolt-on deals set to drive private equity M&ADespite declining in the first half of the year, private equity M&A is expected to increase over the...
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FOR BUYERS Trade buyers shape recruitment M&A in H1 2024Strategic trade buyers accounted for three quarters of dealmaking in the recruitment sector during t...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES UK insolvencies in past year exceed levels seen during financial crisisUK company insolvencies over the past year have exceeded levels seen during the global financial cri...
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FOR BUYERS Threat actors evolving tactics to exploit cybersecurity gaps amid M&A increaseRising dealmaking activity and a growing reliance on major software vendors have created new opportu...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Over half of UK construction contractors involved in projects hit by insolvencyMore than half of UK construction contractors polled in a new report have said that they were involv...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Businesses developing building projects most likely to collapse – studyA new study has revealed that businesses involved in the development of building projects are the mo...
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FOR BUYERS The BSR guide to roll-up business acquisition strategyA roll-up acquisition strategy involves a buyer or investor acquiring multiple smaller businesses wi...