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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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FOR BUYERS Newcastle United Football Club for saleIt's rare to see a large business being advertised for sale on its own website, especially with...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Family businesses choosing to retain profits
One of the possibly unintended consequences of the chancellor's recent Budget 50% tax rate hike...
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FOR SELLERS Now is the time to start grooming
Every business owner wants to fetch the optimum price for their business. Grooming a business is an ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Luke Johnson talks exclusively to the Business Sale ReportIf anyone knows a thing or two about buying and selling businesses for profit it is Luke Johnson, a ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Luke Johnson interview coming soon
In this month's (June 2009) issue of the Business Sale Report, we feature an exclusive intervie...
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FOR BUYERS Investors looking to buy property businesses
Recently, we have seen investors looking to get back into the property game. Countrywide, the estat...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Transfer of going concern status critical for successful pre-pack administrations
When the assets of a struggling company (Oldco) are transferred to a new company (Newco), before bei...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Private equity firms buy up struggling businesses
More than a third of management buyouts in the UK since the start of the year occurred at companies ...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Top ten tips for those planning an acquisition of a distressed business
Use advisers who have previous experience of doing deals in these circumstances. Consider bringing a...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Private Equity buy up struggling businesses
More than a third of management buyouts in the UK since the start of the year occurred at companies ...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Three entrepreneurs tell us about their experience of buying distressed businesses
Peter Harkness (above) and his business partner, Owen Davies, bought Highbury Communica...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Entrepreneurs tell us about their experiences of buying distressed companies
When Highbury House Communications, the North London-based publisher of many well-known newsstand ma...
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FOR BUYERS Due diligence is essential during times of financial crisis
In the current climate, many mergers and acquisitions are being pushed through increasingly quickly,...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Pickfords may go into pre-pack administration
Another household name looks like it might join the list of companies that have gone insolvent. Tea...