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Uncertainty hits M&A in Q3, but Q4 boost expected
- December 2025
Deal completions declined in the UK during the third quarter of the year, as M&A was impacted by economic uncertainty. However, figures for the fourth quarter are expected to show a recovery, driven by dealmakers seeking to fast-track transactions ahead of the Autumn Budget. Quarterly M&A statisti...
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FOR BUYERS Achieving Post-Merger HarmonyWhen 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 ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Legal Aspects of Buying and Selling
A company is a separate legal person and if a purchaser acquires all its share capital, it acquires ...
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FOR SELLERS Sell your business
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 SELLERS Selling a Technology Business
Getting the best price when selling a technology business In an ideal world you would start up your ...
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FOR SELLERS Business Retirement SalesNavigating any stage on the journey of business ownership is challenging. As a business owner, your ...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES UK Winding-Up Petitions
What is a winding up petition If a company owes money and has refused or neglected to pay the debt,...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Buying an insolvent business
The Business Sale Report has teamed up with a leading business turnaround practitioner who has put t...
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FOR BUYERS Now is the time to buy a business
No surprise to learn that in the first quarter of this year, there was a reduced appetite amongst bo...
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FOR BUYERS Now is the time to buy!
In the first quarter of 2008 there has been a reduced appetite in boardrooms for mergers and acquisi...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Due Diligence, Buffett Style
For those big, powerful and wise enough, the latest trend in due diligence strategy is... don'...