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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 SELLERS Selling a baby boom businessBaby boomers are now reaching retirement age at their fastest rate yet, but many members of one of t...
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ALL Niche golf retailer is lined up to be jettisonedA private equity owner is preparing to sell its niche sports retailer business with over 80 UK store...
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FOR BUYERS UK business failure rates show marked improvementThe new Experian Insolvency Index has shown a fall in the number of small and medium-sized enterpri...
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FOR BUYERS SMEs welcome launch of Business Growth Fund
This week has seen the official launch of the £2.5 billion Business Growth Fund (BGF), which will p...
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FOR BUYERS Social networks – when discounted cash flow valuations are ignoredThe extraordinarily high prices being achieved in social network flotations are flying in the face o...
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FOR BUYERS Trade body warns of rising administrations from distressed businessesNew figures from an index on business distress has shown that one in four small businesses are conce...
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ALL Rising business distress presents acquisition opportunities
The number of British companies facing severe difficulties in the first quarter of 2011 rose by 15 p...
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ALL Ed Davey proposes changing pre-pack administrations
Pre-pack administrations have always been controversial and are subject to heated criticism from cre...
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ALL Guide to buying a golf course
Golfing continues to be one of the most popular leisure pastimes in this country. In the 1980s there...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Rising business distress presents acquisition opportunities
The number of British companies facing severe difficulties in the first quarter of 2011 rose by 15 p...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Ed Davey proposes changing pre-pack administrations
Pre-pack administrations have always been controversial and are subject to heated criticism from cre...
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SECTOR GUIDES Guide to buying a golf course
Golfing continues to be one of the most popular leisure pastimes in this country. In the 1980s there...
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FOR BUYERS Cable: Banks misleading public over SME lendingBusiness Secretary Vince Cable has said that banks are misleading the public over exactly what they ...
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ALL Pet store chain ready to be snapped upA Scotland-based pet store chain has been placed into administration for the second time in two year...