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The importance of decentralising a business owner
- May 2024
By Chris St Cartmail, Certified Exit Planning Adviser For many entrepreneurs, the idea of defining and driving a business forward as its leader, taking a central role in the company’s operations, strategy and decision-making, may seem highly appealing. It may even be one of their main motivations ...
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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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SECTOR GUIDES Insurance M&A: UK continues to lead the way, but supply is falling
A 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 cent
New data has revealed that the number of UK companies in “significant” financial distress was up...
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DEAL INSIGHT Startup vs long-established company
Learn about the difference between acquiring a startup and a long-established business....
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SECTOR GUIDES Hotel insolvencies up, but business travel could provide a boost
A 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 2024
Business 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 opportunities
Confidence is reported to be growing in the UK’s retail sector, despite insolvencies in the indust...
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FOR BUYERS Heads of Terms: An invaluable tool in M&A
Heads of Terms (HoT), also known as heads of agreement, memorandum of understanding or letter of int...
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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...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Brewing insolvencies up 82 per cent in 2023 amid hospitality woes
Research has revealed that the UK brewing sector saw a more than 80 per cent increase in insolvencie...
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FOR SELLERS Third of UK SME owners don't know company’s value
New research has found that one-third of UK SME business owners (33 per cent) do not know the value ...
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SECTOR GUIDES UK insurance M&A defies EMEA slowdown
A new report has revealed that M&A activity in the UK’s insurance sector increased last year, desp...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Dealmakers expect M&A disputes to increase in 2024
A new poll has found that global dealmakers expect M&A disputes to increase during 2024 as a result ...
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FOR BUYERS Intellectual Property in M&A – The key due diligence considerations
Intellectual property (IP) is playing an ever more important role in M&A transactions, as companies ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK deal value rises despite tough conditions
New data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed that UK M&A deal value increased durin...