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UK remains key M&A hub, but falls in global rankings
- April 2026
Despite remaining a key global hub for M&A activity, the UK has fallen in a new ranking of the world’s most attractive markets for dealmaking, with ongoing political instability and heightened geopolitical risks cited as the main contributing factors. The M&A Attractiveness Index Scores (MAAIS) ...
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FOR SELLERS Selling a magazine titleIf you have a successful and profitable magazine title to sell, and a genuine reason for selling i...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Borders - a business turnaround that was doomed to fail
As Borders UK slipped into administration yesterday, many book-lovers across the UK were saddened a...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Pre-pack administrations to be investigated by OFT
There has been a great deal of fuss in the press about the "pre-pack" administration process not giv...
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FOR BUYERS Understand vendor types when buying a business for sale
Considering the type of business you are buying shouldn't be your only priority when it comes t...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Directors should prepare for business insolvency
Although the number of company insolvencies fell slightly in the third quarter of this year compared...
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FOR BUYERS Guide to buying a care home
The market for care homes has been holding up quite well given the current restrictions on credit fo...
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SECTOR GUIDES Guide to buying a nursing home
With elderly people living longer because of medical advances and the trend towards healthier lifest...
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FOR SELLERS A note on preparing a business for sale
So many business owners fail to achieve the asking price that they want, and the reason for this is ...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Half of all management buy-outs are distressed deals
According to latest figures released by KPMG this week, around half of MBO deals completed over the ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Rate of corporate insolvencies slowing
A recent PwC survey showing that the pace of business failures has slowed is an indicator that the s...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK business valuation prices rising
Prices paid for businesses show signs of improvement as debt/funding availabilty increases. Higher b...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Prices paid for businesses show signs of improvement
The Private Company Price Index (PCPI), produced by accountancy firm BDO Stoy Hayward, tracks the re...
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FOR BUYERS How to speed up the merger integration process
Several factors have been revealed as key to successfully integrating an acquired business, accordin...
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FOR BUYERS Get a solvency opinion before buying a business
During a corporate transaction, such as the purchase of a business, a solvency opinion is a financia...