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What is the situation? Despite the resurgence in dealmaking that saw M&A recover from the seismic impact of COVID-19 in the second half of 2020, one particular issue has emerged that could yet prove a sticking point in this recovery: the valuation gap. According to a recent report by EY, a disconnect between buyer and seller valuations has been one of the core reasons behind many deals collapsing in 2020. EY’s report noted that, while this was a problem worldwide (with 55 per cent of exe...
Private Equity Debt at Record Levels
Private equity groups are getting into increasing levels of debt when buying new companies, accordin...
Owners of Business Neglect Own Finances
Business owners are increasingly reliant on their business as a "job for life" which will pay for th...
Bright prospects for UK hotel sector
The latest forecast from PriceWaterhouseCoopers has shown that the future for the hotel sector is lo...
Calls For European Court of competition
The Confederation of British Industry has called for the appeals process against European Commission...
Quarter of UK SME Owners Considering Sale Over Next 3 Years
Recent research by the Tenon Forum, a think tank made up of leading entrepreneurs from the UK's...
Ten takeover disasters how to avoid them
Taking over another company can quickly turn from an exciting venture into a nightmare if the deal i...
Private Company Price Index (PCPI)
It has been a busy last six months for mergers and acquisitions and early indications at the start o...
Growing trend for vendor due diligence
As trade buyers return in greater numbers to the M&A market, there is increasing competition to buy ...
Poor Performance of family run businesses
Five years of research by the Centre for Economics Performance at the London School of Economics, an...
Will 2007 be another record year?
2006 has been a record year for global M&A, and the latest reports from financial institutions show ...