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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 Earn-outs: Key issues to considerWhen negotiating the deal, the seller should seek to keep as much control as possible over the asset...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Nursery Sector in Danger
One of the UK's oldest-established nursery chains has warned that government policy over provid...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Food manufacturers fall into foreign hands
One in five of all UK food manufacturing companies sold over the past ten years has fallen into fore...
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FOR BUYERS Private equity investment for small and medium sized companies
There has been something of an outcry in the media of late over the booming private equity industry....
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FOR BUYERS Budget 2007: budget for business?
Many small to medium sized businesses around the UK are more than a bit miffed about the March 2007 ...
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FOR BUYERS Buying a business: avoiding the ten main deal-breakers
We outline ten situations that most commonly cause deals to fail, and how to avoid them: 1. The bu...
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FOR BUYERS Post merger integration: company culture
When making an acquisition, a company can typically expect to gain access to markets, brands, techno...
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FOR BUYERS Raising finance for acquisition
Smart business purchasers will usually try to leverage their acquisition as the first priority. In o...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS How to buy or sell a private company
HOW TO BUY OR SELL A PRIVATE COMPANY Excerpts from the full version (available ...
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FOR BUYERS UK Companies Entering Administration Reaches Highest Level For 10 Years
The latest corporate insolvency figures from credit agency Experian show that the number of UK compa...
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FOR BUYERS Internal Rate of Return and the Discounted Cash Flow Model
Valuing a business can often be a subjective process, and there are no hard and fast rules. When ask...
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FOR BUYERS Family business owners opt for sale
Owners of UK family businesses are increasingly opting to sell their business rather than pass it on...
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SECTOR GUIDES Pharmaceutical businesses start M&A trend
A recent spate of mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceuticals industry could be the beginning of...
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FOR BUYERS Private Equity Debt at Record Levels
Private equity groups are getting into increasing levels of debt when buying new companies, accordin...