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R&D Tax Claims: A warning for SMEs looking to exit or acquire
- May 2025
The UK government’s R&D tax credit scheme was designed to support innovation, particularly among SMEs. However, with HMRC now cracking down on fraudulent or erroneous claims amounting to £1.3bn in 2021-22 alone, businesses must ensure compliance to avoid serious financial consequences. As Russe...
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FOR BUYERS Virtual Data Room Providers: from low-cost VDRs for startups to full-featured M&A solutionsVirtual Data Rooms (VDRs) have evolved to play a crucial role in the M&A process over recent years...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Party Pieces: A lesson in business turnaroundsJames Sinclair is an entrepreneur with a £30 million portfolio and a history for rescuing family bu...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK set for highest insolvencies since 2009According to new data, the UK remains on course to register the highest number of insolvencies since...
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DEAL INSIGHT The biggest mistake a business buyer can makeIn 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 Study: One in five SME owners planning full or partial sale within two yearsOne in five owners at small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are planning to sell all or part of t...
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FOR BUYERS Survey: Nearly three quarters of global dealmakers want AI regulatedA new survey has highlighted growing concerns among global M&A dealmakers regarding the risks posed ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Agreed business sales in pharmacy sector up 45 per cent in H1 2023During the first half of 2023, agreed business sales in the UK pharmacy sector were up 45 per cent o...
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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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FOR SELLERS Family offices could emerge as a valuable exit option for ownersBusiness owners across the UK are struggling to attract investment to their businesses or, if they a...
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SECTOR GUIDES UK film and TV content creators in the sights of foreign buyersOver recent years, the UK film and TV industry has experienced rapid growth, much of this driven by ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Forecast M&A wave tempered by interest rate surgeDealmaking in the UK has fallen to its lowest level in 14 years (in the year to date), with a predic...
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FOR BUYERS Global travel and tourism M&A stalls amid socio-economic issuesNew figures suggest that the socio-economic headwinds that have impacted many countries around the w...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS M&A still a priority for CEOs, despite headwindsNew analysis has revealed that M&A remains a strategic priority for CEOs in the UK, despite prevaili...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Should I invest in a VC fund or buy a business?Earlier this year, one of our M&A team had a conversation with a cashed-up serial entrepreneur who w...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK remains top destination in Europe for M&A investmentAccording to the annual M&A Attractiveness Index Score, published by the Mergers and Acquisitions Re...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Retail M&A: Strategic acquisitions taking centre stage as market shiftsDespite an incredibly challenging trading environment and a difficult summer that has featured some ...