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UK insurance M&A defies EMEA slowdown
- March 2024
A new report has revealed that M&A activity in the UK’s insurance sector increased last year, despite the wider Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region seeing a slowdown in dealmaking during 2023. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence data, there were 156 acquisitions involving UK in...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS M&A insurance: Are you covered?
Buying or selling a business comes with great rewards, but those involved know that making an acquis...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Find distressed business opportunities at the right time
When you first hear ‘distressed’ business, you may be thinking this is a business that is strugg...
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FOR BUYERS Can Buying a Direct-to-Consumer Business Help You Attract New Markets?
The news is full of sad stories about UK high streets falling into disrepair as shoppers turn their ...
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DEAL INSIGHT What was the first business that you bought?
In this first video of our Deal Insight series, we talk to serial entrepreneur Jonathan Jay, about h...
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FOR SELLERS How to Value and Sell a SaaS Business
Valuing and selling SaaS businesses isn’t straightforward. In fact, in the small business space, v...
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FOR BUYERS Success story: buying a business directly from the owner
Buying a business is an exciting and busy time. Due to the numerous complex procedures involved in...
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FOR BUYERS Without a broker: contacting a business you want to buy
You’re ambitious, filled to the brim with market research and ready to begin your hunt to buy the ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Autumn Budget: revision to Entrepreneurs’ Relief
The Autumn Budget has made some significant revisions to the definition of “personal company” wh...
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FOR BUYERS Scotland vs England: difference between insolvency processes
An often asked question is the difference in the insolvency process between Scotland and England. Al...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Growth through acquisition: Bunzl - the ultimate case study
For any business enjoying a period of strong financial performance, expanding its portfolio through ...
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FOR SELLERS Selling your Business to a Rival
When you are ready to sell your business, looking to rivals as potential buyers may be difficult to ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Boosting your Business’s Green Credentials through Acquisition
According to Larry Fink, CEO of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock, “sustainable invest...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS The need for speedy cybersecurity
Businesses are in dire need of upping their cybersecurity protocols. Earlier this month, thanks to...
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FOR SELLERS Exit strategies: plan for the door from day one
Your business is going well, even expanding. When this is the case, why consider an exit strategy? ...
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FOR BUYERS Due diligence: the legal element
Due diligence is an investigation and analysis by the buyer of the viability of your business. A val...