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Early business exits driven by tax fears
- April 2025
A new survey on motivations behind business sales has revealed that over half of entrepreneur respondents (56%) are considering an early business exit over concerns about tax rises. Of those who have already sold, nearly two-thirds (65%) said fear of tax hikes drove them to exit their business early...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Tech and media acquisitions hotting up for 2008Last year saw a wave of consolidations across the media and technology sectors, and my view is that ...
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FOR BUYERS Achieving Acquisition Goals
The current slowdown in the M&A marketplace now gives business owners a chance to look back and take...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Capital Gains Tax Decision Delayed
It looks like the Chancellor is going to have a busy New Year with the Northern Rock crisis and prob...
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FOR BUYERS 80% Tax Rise for Business Vendors
For the first time in recent memory, the British business community has united around a single cause...
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FOR BUYERS VAT considerations when buying a business
VAT must be considered when buying a business, as with any corporate deal. If not addressed quickly,...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Essential skills an MBI candidate requires to secure equity funding
A management buy-in (MBI), wherein the control of the business passes to outside management, will ty...
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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 Management Buyouts
Management buyouts are now one of the most popular forms of acquisition in the UK. Most often they a...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Business tax reform being considered by Chancellor
Alistair Darling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been at the centre of concern over business t...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Business tax reform being considered by Chancellor
Alistair Darling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been at the centre of concern over business t...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Buying a business out of insolvency
While buying a business out of insolvency may not seem an obvious choice, there are many advantages ...
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FOR BUYERS Post Merger Integration: Branding
Mergers and acquisitions are today recognised as one of the key ways in which to promote a business&...
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FOR BUYERS Buying a Business: completing the deal
Buying a business is a lengthy and complicated process. You've identified the right business fo...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Venture Capital Trusts: a great tax shelter
Prime minister-elect Gordon Brown has been the subject of a fair amount of criticism for widening th...