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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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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Banks set to return formerly failed businesses to the marketA wide range of businesses that were close to bankruptcy a little while ago could soon be put on the...
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FOR BUYERS M&A activity shows foreign decrease, domestic increase
The value of foreign acquisitions by British companies in the second quarter of 2011 fell by more th...
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FOR BUYERS Single trading statement for small businesses
Changes to Department for Business (DfB) regulations mean that small firms may soon be able to file ...
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ALL Selling a business to a buyer from another sector
Small and medium-sized businesses are becoming more likely to be sold to buyers from outside their s...
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ALL Buyer and seller price expectation gap is closing
Despite the continued slow growth in the UK economy, the multiples being paid for private companies ...
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FOR SELLERS Selling a business to a buyer from another sector
Small and medium-sized businesses are becoming more likely to be sold to buyers from outside their s...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Buyer and seller price expectation gap is closing
Despite the continued slow growth in the UK economy, the multiples being paid for private companies ...
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FOR BUYERS Pre-pack administration changes delayed
Changes to the pre-pack administration process have been pushed back, the Insolvency Service has con...
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FOR BUYERS Motor dealerships showing post-scrappage distress
A new report on business distress in Britain's motor dealerships has shown that one in five of ...
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ALL The move from a small acquisition to a growing enterprise
A limited budget remaining after the purchase of a small business should not hold new owners back fr...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS The move from a small acquisition to a growing enterprise
A limited budget remaining after the purchase of a small business should not hold new owners back fr...
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ALL Lack of confidence and succession planning among family firms
A significant percentage of family-run firms in the UK have no succession plan in place. As a result...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Lack of confidence and succession planning among family firms
A significant percentage of family-run firms in the UK have no succession plan in place. As a result...
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ALL Home and office removals master franchise for saleA franchised home and office removals business operating in Britain and Ireland has been placed on t...