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Construction insolvencies fall amid economic optimism
- May 2024
Administrations in the UK’s struggling construction sector fell sharply last month, amid signs that the UK economy could be recovering. 13 companies in the UK construction sector fell into administration during April 2024, down from 29 the previous month. This was the lowest figure in nearly tw...
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FOR BUYERS M&A opportunities forecast to increase after slow H1
M&A opportunities are set to emerge over the coming months, despite a slow first half of the year in...
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FOR BUYERS Hotel M&A remains resilient despite challenging market
A new report on the UK hotels sector has revealed that M&A remains resilient despite a challenging m...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Rising interest rates will see “virtually all” zombie companies collapse
Surging interest rates are set to eliminate all of the UK’s “zombie” companies over the next 1...
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DEAL INSIGHT How do you find out about distressed business opportunities?
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, Jonathan Jay talks about searching for distressed business...
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SECTOR GUIDES Financial advice M&A: Valuations for larger firms rise as market shifts
Multi-adviser financial advice firms are attracting higher valuations as the sector’s intense M&A ...
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FOR BUYERS Online business M&A: The key trends in 2023
Online business M&A was one of the areas affected by the overall downward trend in dealmaking activi...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Online business M&A: The types of online business
Online businesses are ubiquitous in the modern economy and, as such, are at the heart of a huge amou...
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DEAL INSIGHT Buying a business out of administration
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, Jonathan Jay talks about buying a business from administra...
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FOR SELLERS Making your business a more attractive acquisition target
For business owners planning an exit, one of the most pressing considerations is how to make their b...
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FOR BUYERS UK M&A value hits 7-year low in first half of 2023
New data has shown that the value of M&A deals involving UK companies fell to a seven-year low durin...
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FOR BUYERS Analysis underlines importance of due diligence and integration
New analysis has served to highlight the vital importance of thorough due diligence processes for bu...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Asda owners finance EG takeover with proceeds from previous disposal
It has been revealed that Asda owners the Issa brothers and TDR Capital used the proceeds from an ea...
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SECTOR GUIDES Legal sector set for an M&A boom
Despite seemingly having all the hallmarks of a sector that should see booming M&A activity, dealmak...
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FOR BUYERS Distress set to spread to larger companies
As insolvencies continue to rise among UK companies, there have been further warnings that corporate...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Two years since pre-pack administration reforms - What’s changed?
In April 2021, a new set of regulations came into effect concerning pre-pack administrations in whic...
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FOR BUYERS Report: Almost half of middle market firms to seek PE finance
Close to half of middle market businesses in the UK say they plan to seek private equity finance ove...