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Drop in hospitality insolvencies could prove temporary
- June 2025
Company insolvencies in the accommodation and food services industry were down year-on-year and month-on-month in April 2025, according to newly released figures. However, insolvencies could be set to rise again after the industry saw a downturn in trade during May. Insolvency statistics showed...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Reckitt denies plans for Kraft-style acquisitionConsumer products maker Reckitt Benckiser - the name behind Finish dishwasher detergent, Vanish stai...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Winding-up order adjourned but Portsmouth administration inevitable?
It might have been given a week-long stay of execution after the winding-up petition against it reac...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Football clubs have wind-up orders adjourned
There's plenty of talk about Portsmouth today after the High Court adjourned its winding-up ord...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES End of tax scheme to prompt wave of distressed businesses for sale?
In another indication that the UK can expect to witness a selection of distressed businesses for sal...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Ethel Austin falls into administration threatening thousands of jobsIt looks like January’s cold-snap has found another victim, in the shape of retail clothing chain ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Nordic care home sale mooted
Private equity group 3i may soon put up a Nordic operator of care homes for sale. Bankers close to t...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Paper business for sale after going into administration
Administrators are seeking a buyer for a Cheshire paper business after failed efforts to keep the fi...
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ALL Wave of merger activity expected in 2010
Following the £11.5 billion takeover of British confectioner Cadbury by the American food giant Kra...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS BDO heralds return to M&A normality with PCPI
Accountancy firm BDO has unveiled its latest Private Company Price Index (PCPI) and it shows that va...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Portsmouth faces administration if business buyer not found
Hot on the heels of Crystal Palace Football Club's confirmation that it had fallen into adminis...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK braced for wave of M&A activity in 2010
Following the £11.5 billion takeover of British confectioner Cadbury by the American food giant Kra...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Mergers & acquisition boom forecast for food and drink sector
A recovery in mergers and acquisitions has been forecast for the UK's food and drink sector in ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Healthcare property attracts risk-averse investors
Investors are looking at the healthcare sector with renewed interest after the property downturn pro...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Canny business buyers contribute to rise in distressed acquisitions
Canny bargain-hunters seizing on the opportunity to buy a business while values are low are one of t...