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Food & Beverage M&A: Outlook remains strong for buoyant sector
- August 2025
The food and beverage sector is expected to see continued growth in M&A, following a second quarter in which dealmaking activity accelerated once more. Activity is being driven by a range of strong tailwinds, including private equity interest, strategic consolidation and major transactions. Accord...
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FOR BUYERS 80% Tax Rise for Business VendorsFor 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...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Private equity under fire
As most readers will no doubt be aware there has been a fierce debate engulfing the private equity (...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Earn-outs: Key issues to consider
When 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...