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UK For Sale: The hidden opportunity in Britain's takeover boom
- June 2025
London’s financial circles are buzzing with deal activity, as overseas buyers and private equity firms circle UK-listed companies like bargain hunters at a summer sale. While headlines warn of an exodus from London’s public markets, savvy investors see a different story: a golden window for stra...
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FOR SELLERS Early preparation crucial to capitalising on M&A reboundTakeover interest in UK companies has surged to its highest level in years, meaning that M&A now rep...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Construction insolvencies fall amid economic optimismAdministrations in the UK’s struggling construction sector fell sharply last month, amid signs tha...
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FOR SELLERS The importance of decentralising a business ownerBy Chris St Cartmail, Certified Exit Planning Adviser For many entrepreneurs, the idea of defining a...
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DEAL INSIGHT The most challenging aspect of selling a businessIn this video of our Deal Insight Series, we talk to Jonathan Jay about the most challenging aspect ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Distressed retail M&A: Opportunistic or strategic?Retail has been one of the sectors most notably impacted by the one-two punch of COVID-19 and the UK...
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SECTOR GUIDES Insurance M&A: UK continues to lead the way, but supply is fallingA new report has found that the UK continues to lead the way in a busy European market for insurance...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Significant financial distress up more than 30 per centNew data has revealed that the number of UK companies in “significant” financial distress was up...
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DEAL INSIGHT How do you value a potential acquisition?In this video of our Deal Insight series, we talk to Jonathan Jay about valuing potential acquisitio...
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SECTOR GUIDES Hotel insolvencies up, but business travel could provide a boostA new report has revealed a significant increase in UK hotel insolvencies over the past year, as ope...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS SME business activity expanding at 'solid rate' in 2024Business activity among UK SMEs has expanded at a solid rate throughout the first quarter of the yea...
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SECTOR GUIDES Administrations and tentative confidence hint at retail M&A opportunitiesConfidence is reported to be growing in the UK’s retail sector, despite insolvencies in the indust...
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FOR BUYERS Heads of Terms: An invaluable tool in M&AHeads of Terms (HoT), also known as heads of agreement, memorandum of understanding or letter of int...
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FOR BUYERS AI in M&A: How can buyers and sellers harness the technology?Before too long, artificial intelligence (AI) will come to play a central role in M&A on both the bu...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Brewing insolvencies up 82 per cent in 2023 amid hospitality woesResearch has revealed that the UK brewing sector saw a more than 80 per cent increase in insolvencie...
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FOR SELLERS Third of UK SME owners don't know company’s valueNew research has found that one-third of UK SME business owners (33 per cent) do not know the value ...
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SECTOR GUIDES UK insurance M&A defies EMEA slowdownA new report has revealed that M&A activity in the UK’s insurance sector increased last year, desp...