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Survey: Majority of HR teams unprepared for M&A increase
- July 2025
Dealmakers are largely optimistic about a potential increase in M&A activity during 2025, but HR teams have reported that they feel unprepared to handle a rise in acquisitions. This lack of preparedness could potentially create problems for buyers during the post-deal integration period. M&A in th...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Business Confidence ImprovingThe future of the economy looks to be a brighter place for UK businesses as confidence has returned ...
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ALL Now is a good time to invest in distressed businesses.
Now that we are technically out of recession, many businesses are still facing uncertainty in the fa...
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ALL Entrepreneur's Relief increased to £2m
In the 2010 Budget of March 24th, Alistair Darling announced that the upper limit of Entrepreneur�...
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FOR BUYERS Guide to Enterprise Investment Schemes & Corporate Venturing Schemes
The Enterprise Investment Scheme The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is designed to encourage inv...
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SECTOR GUIDES How to buy a business in the commercial property industry
Buying a property business can be a good way to indirectly invest in property. The fortunes of prope...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Entrepreneurs relief increased to 2m
In the 2010 Budget of March 24th, Alistair Darling announced that the upper limit of Entrepreneur�...
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SECTOR GUIDES Entrepreneur's relief increased to £2m
The Chancellor has given some tax concessions to business in the form of business rates, increased i...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS The end of the recession could prompt rush of businesses for sale
As the recession period draws to a close, some analysts are wondering if it will spell the start of ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Company valuations rising
image:lZEBKJLjK9ZfOjKMdDh0aOGqQkmSOOXf4PqFiVma.jpeg Mergers and acquisition activity declined for t...
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SECTOR GUIDES Buying or selling a construction business
Construction businesses are very much focused on people and relationships and as such have their own...
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FOR BUYERS HiT Entertainment may be forced to sell brandsHiT Entertainment, the children’s media group and owner of popular brands including Thomas the Tan...
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FOR BUYERS Towergate buys John Charcol in pre-pack sale
High profile mortgage advice company, John Charcol, has been bought by Towergate Financial, the fina...
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FOR BUYERS Notts County eager to secure deals and avoid administration
Accountants are reportedly appraising Notts County Football Club’s accounts and evaluating strateg...
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FOR BUYERS Friends Reunited sale given provisional go-ahead
The Competition Commission has given provisional go-ahead to ITV for the sale of social networking s...