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High value deals the priority as UK activity slows in H1 2025
- September 2025
M&A activity in the UK slowed down by nearly a fifth during the first half of 2025, with dealmakers seemingly focusing on fewer, but more high-value transactions. According to PwC’s latest Global M&A Industry Trends report, there were 1,478 UK M&A deals during H1 2025, a drop of 19.1 per cent co...
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SECTOR GUIDES Time to buy into UK services sector?The strong performance of businesses in the UK’s service industries has provided one of the cleare...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Lynx Equity – 60 business acquisitions and countingLynx Equity Limited is a private equity firm that specialises in the acquisition of small and medium...
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FOR BUYERS 90 per cent of IFAs and financial planners predict more M&AA new survey has revealed that nine in 10 (90 per cent) independent financial advisers (IFAs) and fi...
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DEAL INSIGHT Buying a business with the sale in mindIn this video of our Deal Insight series, we talk to Jonathan Jay about exit strategies and buying a...
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FOR BUYERS Food and drink deals hit highest volume since 2016M&A activity in the food and drink sector has reached its highest volume since 2016, according to a ...
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FOR SELLERS Early preparation crucial to capitalising on M&A reboundTakeover interest in UK companies has surged to its highest level in years, meaning that M&A now rep...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Construction insolvencies fall amid economic optimismAdministrations in the UK’s struggling construction sector fell sharply last month, amid signs tha...
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DEAL INSIGHT What advisors do you need when buying a business?Having the right advice when buying a business is really important, so in this video of our Deal Ins...
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SECTOR GUIDES Distressed retail M&A: Opportunistic or strategic?Retail has been one of the sectors most notably impacted by the one-two punch of COVID-19 and the UK...
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FOR SELLERS The importance of decentralising a business ownerBy Chris St Cartmail, Certified Exit Planning Adviser For many entrepreneurs, the idea of defining a...
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SECTOR GUIDES Insurance M&A: UK continues to lead the way, but supply is fallingA new report has found that the UK continues to lead the way in a busy European market for insurance...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Significant financial distress up more than 30 per centNew data has revealed that the number of UK companies in “significant” financial distress was up...
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SECTOR GUIDES Hotel insolvencies up, but business travel could provide a boostA new report has revealed a significant increase in UK hotel insolvencies over the past year, as ope...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS SME business activity expanding at 'solid rate' in 2024Business activity among UK SMEs has expanded at a solid rate throughout the first quarter of the yea...
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SECTOR GUIDES Administrations and tentative confidence hint at retail M&A opportunitiesConfidence is reported to be growing in the UK’s retail sector, despite insolvencies in the indust...
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FOR BUYERS AI in M&A: How can buyers and sellers harness the technology?Before too long, artificial intelligence (AI) will come to play a central role in M&A on both the bu...