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R&D Tax Claims: A warning for SMEs looking to exit or acquire
- May 2025
The UK government’s R&D tax credit scheme was designed to support innovation, particularly among SMEs. However, with HMRC now cracking down on fraudulent or erroneous claims amounting to £1.3bn in 2021-22 alone, businesses must ensure compliance to avoid serious financial consequences. As Russe...
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FOR BUYERS Post Merger Integration - Thinking about the human elements of any acquisition or mergerLast month we examined the importance of setting up a framework of teams to manage the post integrat...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Uncertain Times for Entrepreneurs
The mood of small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK has changed dramatically in the past six mo...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Chapter 11 style insolvency rules
Insolvency experts and turnaround specialists are gearing up for a surge in corporate debt problems ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Chapter 11-style insolvency rules?
Now that the Summer of gloom is in full swing, some business sectors are looking forward to a bumper...
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FOR BUYERS Searching for an acquisition opportunity
There are many advantages to buying an established business; they can help you rapidly increase turn...
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FOR BUYERS Post Merger Integration
It is generally well known that a significant percentage of mergers and acquisitions fail to deliver...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Pre-pack Administrations
What is a pre-pack? A pre-pack is a deal for the sale of an insolvent company's assets which i...
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FOR SELLERS The Sage of Omaha on why people want to sell businesses to him
Couldn't resist repeating the latest comments from Warren Buffett about the reasons people want...
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FOR BUYERS Acquisition StrategyAcquisition strategy is about finding a target company that will grow the value of your overall busi...
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FOR BUYERS Achieving Post-Merger Harmony
When two companies meet to discuss the possibility of merging together, a likely question that will ...
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FOR BUYERS How to Finance your Business
To stand any chance of survival, you need to locate sources of finance to enable business growth and...
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FOR SELLERS Methods of Valuing a Business
Methods of Valuing a Business There is no correct price for a business. Valuing a business is alway...
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FOR BUYERS Tax implications of vendor finance
With debt funding still difficult to obtain, other forms of finance for corporate acquisitions are b...
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FOR BUYERS Tax Implications of Earn outs
When planning the sale of a business, the tax implications should never be overlooked. With careful ...