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Pub insolvencies up amid cost-of-living and rising sobriety
- July 2024
Pub and bar company insolvencies increased by nearly a third in the last year as the cost-of-living crisis continued to impact sales. The sector has also reportedly been impacted by higher levels of abstention among younger people. According to data from UHY Hacker Young, pub and bar insolvencies...
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SECTOR GUIDES Retail accounts for 14 per cent of H1 insolvenciesNew data has revealed that the retail sector accounted for around one in seven UK insolvencies durin...
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SECTOR GUIDES Lawfront – Setting the pace in legal M&AOver the past two or three years, dealmaking in the legal sector has begun to spring back to life, f...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Call for new UK Labour government to introduce SBA-style business loansWith UK SMEs continuing to face an uncertain economy, low consumer confidence, high prices and, perh...
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DEAL INSIGHT Startup vs long-established companyLearn about the difference between acquiring a startup and a long-established business....
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FOR BUYERS Study suggests due diligence taking significantly longer than a decade agoAccording to new research from Bayes Business School conducted for SS&C Intralinks, investors are ta...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Company insolvencies fall as activity improvesOfficial data has revealed that fewer companies fell into insolvencies across England Wales during M...
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SECTOR GUIDES NatWest boss predicts further UK banking consolidationThe CEO of NatWest has predicted that there will be more consolidation in the UK banking industry ov...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS In M&A, crime definitely does not payM&A transactions are often complex and sometimes risky. Will the merged group generate the revenu...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK M&A expected to rebound from quarterly declineNew figures have revealed that the number of UK M&A deals declined during the first quarter of the y...
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SECTOR GUIDES Time to buy into UK services sector?The strong performance of businesses in the UK’s service industries has provided one of the cleare...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Lynx Equity – 60 business acquisitions and countingLynx Equity Limited is a private equity firm that specialises in the acquisition of small and medium...
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FOR BUYERS 90 per cent of IFAs and financial planners predict more M&AA new survey has revealed that nine in 10 (90 per cent) independent financial advisers (IFAs) and fi...
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FOR BUYERS Food and drink deals hit highest volume since 2016M&A activity in the food and drink sector has reached its highest volume since 2016, according to a ...
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FOR SELLERS Early preparation crucial to capitalising on M&A reboundTakeover interest in UK companies has surged to its highest level in years, meaning that M&A now rep...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Construction insolvencies fall amid economic optimismAdministrations in the UK’s struggling construction sector fell sharply last month, amid signs tha...