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Hotel insolvencies up, but business travel could provide a boost
- April 2024
A new report has revealed a significant increase in UK hotel insolvencies over the past year, as operators continue to struggle with a slew of adverse conditions. However, a potential recovery in business travel during 2024 suggests there could be light at the end of the tunnel for an industry that ...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES One-third of UK businesses close to running out of cash
Nine months of interrupted trading have taken an enormous toll on UK businesses across many sectors,...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS COVID-19, pre-pack administrations and distressed acquisitions - 2020 in review
There’s not much left to be said about 2020, a year of enormous upheaval and disruption across alm...
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FOR BUYERS Government COVID-19 business lending hits £62 billion but criticisms persist
According to new figures released by the Treasury, the total value paid out to businesses through th...
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DEAL INSIGHT Buying a business with the sale in mind
In this video of our Deal Insight series, we talk to Jonathan Jay about exit strategies and buying a...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS COVID-19 driving long-term change at UK SMEs
The impact of COVID-19, and the way in which businesses have had to react and adapt, is driving long...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Confidence strong among UK SMEs, studies suggest
Two recent studies have suggested that confidence among the UK’s small- and medium-sized enterpris...
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FOR BUYERS Report claims fast-growing UK SMEs face £15 billion funding shortfall
According to a new report, the UK’s fast-growing small- and medium-sized enterprises could face a ...
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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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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Going from minority stakeholder to owner
We look at Fairstone Financial Management’s ‘Downstream Buy-Out’ acquisition strategyIn recent...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS City urges caution over tougher scrutiny of foreign takeovers
The UK government has introduced regulation enabling greater scrutiny of foreign takeovers of Britis...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Jon Moulton criticises Future Fund and tells Treasury to expect corporate bankruptcies
Jon Moulton, founder and managing partner of private equity firm Better Capital, has said that UK co...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Government introduces Corporate Governance and Insolvency Bill 2020
The government has this week brought in to action the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Bill 2020,...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES COVID-19 could see two-fifths of UK SMEs close permanently, survey finds
A new survey from business insurance firm Simply Business has found that COVID-19 could see two-fift...
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FOR SELLERS Positioning your business for a post-COVID sale
For nearly everyone, 2020 has already proven deeply unpredictable. While many business owners may ha...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Changes to UK insolvency law will give businesses flexibility
Introduced on 20 May 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill is a welcome development tha...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Over £2bn in Bounce Back loans approved in 24 hours, but some experience problems
Following the scheme’s launch on Monday, over 69,000 coronavirus Bounce Back loans, equating to ov...