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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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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES How economic conditions impact business salesEconomic conditions sharply shape business sale activity. If the conditions are favourable, such as ...
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FOR BUYERS People First, Value Follows: HR at the heart of successful acquisitionsThough the “people” side of a deal is one of the most important aspects of an M&A transaction, i...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Shifting regulatory environment driving compliance services M&AFindings from a 2025 CBI survey revealed that 38% of surveyed UK firms reported a significant increa...
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BSR DEAL INSIGHT SERIES Chelsea Corporate: Ran CarmonAcquisitions, Business Valuations and Brexit....
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SECTOR GUIDES Food & Beverage M&A: Outlook remains strong for buoyant sectorThe food and beverage sector is expected to see continued growth in M&A, following a second quarter ...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Insolvencies remain steady as construction continues to lead the wayUK insolvencies remained steady last month, according to the latest government figures, with the con...
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SECTOR GUIDES Strategic consolidation defining resilient logistics M&AM&A activity remains a prominent feature of the UK’s logistics and supply chain management sector,...
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SECTOR GUIDES Health and social care deals boost UK healthcare M&AThe UK’s healthcare industry saw a strong first half of the year, with activity driven by strong a...
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SECTOR GUIDES Insurance M&A: Is dwindling supply driving focus away from broker deals?After years of rapid consolidation in the UK’s insurance broker market, activity has slowed down s...
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FOR BUYERS ETA and Search Funds: A viable M&A model?There has been heightened interest within lower tier M&A circles about Entrepreneurship through Acqu...
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SECTOR GUIDES Insurance carrier M&A falls to lowest since 2008 in H1 2025M&A activity involving global insurance carriers fell to the lowest level since 2008 during the firs...
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FOR BUYERS Tech add-on deals drive recovery in PE activityAdd-on deals in the technology and media sector helped to drive a recovery in private equity M&A act...
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FOR BUYERS M&A involving family offices, high net worth individuals up 13 per centThe volume of M&A deals in the UK undertaken by family offices and high net worth (HNW) individuals ...
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SECTOR GUIDES UK tech firms expect increase in M&A and inward investmentThe majority of UK tech companies expect M&A activity to increase over the coming year, with growth ...
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FOR BUYERS Survey: Majority of HR teams unprepared for M&A increaseDealmakers are largely optimistic about a potential increase in M&A activity during 2025, but HR tea...