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Survey: Majority of HR teams unprepared for M&A increase
- July 2025
Dealmakers are largely optimistic about a potential increase in M&A activity during 2025, but HR teams have reported that they feel unprepared to handle a rise in acquisitions. This lack of preparedness could potentially create problems for buyers during the post-deal integration period. M&A in th...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS South East the most active area for high-growth M&A outside London
A new report has revealed that the South East of England was the most active region of the country o...
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SECTOR GUIDES Consulting M&A remained resilient in 2023
While many sectors saw a downturn in M&A activity last year, a new report has revealed that dealmaki...
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FOR BUYERS Financial services M&A sees 9 per cent fall in 2023
M&A activity in the UK’s financial services sector fell by nine per cent last year, as dealmaking ...
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DEAL INSIGHT The biggest mistake a business buyer can make
In this video of our Deal Insight series, we talk to Jonathan Jay, what he thinks is the biggest mis...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Could interest rate cut drive SME dealmaking?
Following an unexpectedly sharp drop in the UK’s rate of inflation towards the end of last year, t...
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SECTOR GUIDES MedTech faces M&A challenges, but innovation and the economy offer hope
M&A activity in the UK MedTech sector experienced a tough year in 2023, with economic conditions res...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK M&A Outlook 2024
2023 was not exactly a bumper year for M&A, with the headwinds that defined much of 2022 continuing ...
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DEAL INSIGHT What was the first business that you bought?
In this first video of our Deal Insight series, we talk to serial entrepreneur Jonathan Jay, about h...
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SECTOR GUIDES Hotels and niche sectors offer hope for travel M&A after slow 2023
Travel and tourism saw slow dealmaking during the first three quarters of last year as the sector co...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Hospitality could see 2024 M&A surge
Analysts are predicting that the UK hospitality sector could see a surge in dealmaking activity duri...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Companies increasingly looking to M&A to keep up with changing industries
A new survey has found that UK companies are increasingly looking to M&A activity to help them keep ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Logistics M&A growing, while haulage insolvencies hit new heights
M&A activity in the UK’s logistics and supply chain management industry has risen to a two-year hi...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Corporate insolvencies surging as distress continues to grow
UK companies are facing an incredibly difficult winter as the economic challenges that have pounded ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Consolidation starting to grip UK estate agent market
A trend of consolidation is emerging within the UK estate agency sector. Some agencies are strateg...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Survey: UK dealmaking should improve within a year
A new survey has found that the majority of UK dealmakers believe that activity will pick up over th...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Survey reveals UK SME leaders optimistic about 2024 M&A market
Despite a year which has seen a continuation of the slow deal activity that defined much of 2022, a ...