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UK M&A value up two-thirds in H1, despite drop in activity
- July 2024
New figures have revealed that UK M&A value increased by two-thirds during the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2023, despite deal volume dropping by approximately a fifth. During the first half of 2024, UK deal value totalled £68 billion, a 66 per cent increase from the £4...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Quarter of UK SME Owners Considering Sale Over Next 3 YearsRecent research by the Tenon Forum, a think tank made up of leading entrepreneurs from the UK's...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Should you list on AIM
If you are a company looking to expand through acquisition, floating on AIM could be a viable way to...
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FOR BUYERS 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...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Private Company Price Index (PCPI)
It has been a busy last six months for mergers and acquisitions and early indications at the start o...
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FOR SELLERS Growing trend for vendor due diligence
As trade buyers return in greater numbers to the M&A market, there is increasing competition to buy ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Poor Performance of family run businesses
Five years of research by the Centre for Economics Performance at the London School of Economics, an...
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SECTOR GUIDES Selling a magazine title
Appealing magazine titles do not come onto the market for genuine reasons that often. But this is wh...
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FOR BUYERS Preparing a Business for Sale
The New Year is traditionally a time when many of us take stock of our lives and make plans for the ...
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FOR BUYERS Will 2007 be another record year?
2006 has been a record year for global M&A, and the latest reports from financial institutions show ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS TUPE Regulations 2006
When buying all or part of a business, it is important to be aware that you will inherit not only it...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Quick guide to the forms of corporate insolvencyThere is seldom a day goes past when there is not a story in the business section of every major UK ...