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Hotel insolvencies up, but business travel could provide a boost
- April 2024
A new report has revealed a significant increase in UK hotel insolvencies over the past year, as operators continue to struggle with a slew of adverse conditions. However, a potential recovery in business travel during 2024 suggests there could be light at the end of the tunnel for an industry that ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Technology businesses better equipped to weather downturn
A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has highlighted the comparative strength of the UK�...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES More businesses in administration
Some of the latest businesses falling into administration are: The radio station Abbey FM in Cumbri...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Price earnings multiple steady for larger UK businesses
The third quarter of 2008 saw a marked reduction in the number of deals that completed in the UK. Ho...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Price earnings multiple steady for larger UK businesses
The third quarter of 2008 saw a marked reduction in the number of deals that completed in the UK. H...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK M&A technology deals still strong
A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has highlighted the comparative strength of the UK�...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Transactions down but values hold
The third quarter of 2008 saw a marked reduction in the number of deals that completed in the UK. Ho...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES More calls for US-style Chapter 11 insolvency procedures
In light of the recent freeze on credit and the effect this has had on UK business and consumer spen...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Low value of sterling can be good news for those looking to buy or sell businesses
Is there a silver lining to the low value of Sterling that has hit the headlines in recent days? Ac...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Pre-pack administrations to be more closely monitored
Following vocal complaints by groups of aggrieved creditors, any future pre-pack administrations wil...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES New pre-pack code of practice for insolvency practitioners
A crackdown on insolvency regulations will come into effect from 1 January 2009 that will make it ha...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Double shareholder returns by completing deals during times of economic stress
Analysis from Deloitte, the business advisory firm, shows that companies can almost double their sha...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS European M&A activity in the media sector reaches highest level for six years
M&A activity in the European media sector during 2006 reached its highest level since the market...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Current state of the M&A market
Up until this summer, the small to mid-sized business M&A market has not been severely affected by t...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Sector Valuations
A look at the relative multiples paid across different sectors on the sale of large private companie...