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Insurers redirecting budgets towards post-merger integration
- January 2026
A new report has highlighted how UK insurers are increasingly prioritising investments in post-merger integration and data migration, as M&A activity in the sector pushes such issues higher up transformation roadmaps. According to the Sollers Prediction Report 2026, insurers are increasingly targe...
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FOR BUYERS Owners of Business Neglect Own FinancesBusiness owners are increasingly reliant on their business as a "job for life" which will pay for th...
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FOR BUYERS Post merger IT integration
While it may not be the first thing that springs to mind, smooth IT integration is vital to the succ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Bright prospects for UK hotel sector
The latest forecast from PriceWaterhouseCoopers has shown that the future for the hotel sector is lo...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Calls For European Court of competition
The Confederation of British Industry has called for the appeals process against European Commission...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Quarter of UK SME Owners Considering Sale Over Next 3 Years
Recent research by the Tenon Forum, a think tank made up of leading entrepreneurs from the UK's...
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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 Ten takeover disasters how to avoid them
Taking over another company can quickly turn from an exciting venture into a nightmare if the deal i...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Private Company Price Index (PCPI)
It has been a busy last six months for mergers and acquisitions and early indications at the start o...
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FOR SELLERS Growing trend for vendor due diligence
As trade buyers return in greater numbers to the M&A market, there is increasing competition to buy ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Poor Performance of family run businesses
Five years of research by the Centre for Economics Performance at the London School of Economics, an...
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SECTOR GUIDES Selling a magazine title
Appealing magazine titles do not come onto the market for genuine reasons that often. But this is wh...
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FOR BUYERS Preparing a Business for Sale
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 BUYERS Will 2007 be another record year?
2006 has been a record year for global M&A, and the latest reports from financial institutions show ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS TUPE Regulations 2006
When buying all or part of a business, it is important to be aware that you will inherit not only it...