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B2B media M&A activity increases, but deal times rising

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Deal volumes in the B2B Information, Media, and Events sector increased during the first half of 2024, with M&A sentiment and optimism seemingly increasing in the sector amid more stable economic conditions. According to the ...continue reading


Travel M&A recovery finally takes off

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For several years, industry observers have been forecasting a recovery in the travel and tourism industry. In 2024, this long-awaited resurgence finally seems to be taking place. After the initial shock of COVID-19, the sector sa...continue reading


Food and beverage M&A recovery continues in Q2

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The UK food and beverage sector’s M&A recovery continued during the second quarter of the year, with deal volume up by more than 30 per cent compared with the same period in 2023. The figures show a continuation of the in...continue reading


Manufacturing M&A expected to see strong end to 2024

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M&A activity in the UK manufacturing sector is set to be strong during the final quarter of the year. According to a new report from BDO, dealmaking in the sector is expected to gain momentum for the remainder of 2024, providing t...continue reading


Hospitality insolvencies rise in first half of the year

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Insolvencies in the UK hospitality industry increased slightly during the first half of 2024, as businesses in the sector continued to be impacted by high inflation, rising wage costs and the cost-of-living crisis. According to...continue reading


M&A in building products and services: Will growth replace resilience?

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While many sectors have seen a sharp decline in M&A activity over the past couple of years, the building products and services (BP&S) industry has remained comparatively resilient. Dealmaking figures have fallen, but the drop has ...continue reading


Food and beverage M&A on the rise in tough conditions

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The UK’s food and beverage sector has been one of the M&A success stories this year, with consistent growth over recent quarters and indications that this trend will be set to persist as more stability returns to the UK econ...continue reading


Retail accounts for 14 per cent of H1 insolvencies

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New data has revealed that the retail sector accounted for around one in seven UK insolvencies during the first half of 2024, meaning that the sector saw a greater number of administrations than any other over the period. Accor...continue reading


Lawfront – Setting the pace in legal M&A

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Over the past two or three years, dealmaking in the legal sector has begun to spring back to life, following a decade of steady decline during the 2010s. While the sector is far from reaching the levels of activity seen in indu...continue reading


NatWest boss predicts further UK banking consolidation

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The CEO of NatWest has predicted that there will be more consolidation in the UK banking industry over the coming years. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs European Financials Conference in Madrid, NatWest boss Paul Thwaite also stated...continue reading


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