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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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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Companies increasingly looking to M&A to keep up with changing industries
A new survey has found that UK companies are increasingly looking to M&A activity to help them keep ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Logistics M&A growing, while haulage insolvencies hit new heights
M&A activity in the UK’s logistics and supply chain management industry has risen to a two-year hi...
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SECTOR GUIDES Consolidation starting to grip UK estate agent market
A trend of consolidation is emerging within the UK estate agency sector. Some agencies are strateg...
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DEAL INSIGHT Distressed businesses – what you need to know about them
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, Kevin Counihan from SIA Group talks to us about some of th...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Corporate insolvencies surging as distress continues to grow
UK companies are facing an incredibly difficult winter as the economic challenges that have pounded ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Survey: UK dealmaking should improve within a year
A new survey has found that the majority of UK dealmakers believe that activity will pick up over th...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Survey reveals UK SME leaders optimistic about 2024 M&A market
Despite a year which has seen a continuation of the slow deal activity that defined much of 2022, a ...
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DEAL INSIGHT What price should a business buyer open with?
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, Rob Goddard from Evolution CBS How much you should offer w...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Government set to pare back M&A screening powers
The UK government is set to pare back its investment screening powers in an effort to make regulatio...
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SECTOR GUIDES Report: Growing legal sector M&A set to continue
A recent increase in M&A activity in the UK’s legal sector appears set to continue, with law firms...
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FOR BUYERS Virtual Data Room Providers: from low-cost VDRs for startups to full-featured M&A solutions
Virtual Data Rooms (VDRs) have evolved to play a crucial role in the M&A process over recent years...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Party Pieces: A lesson in business turnarounds
James Sinclair is an entrepreneur with a £30 million portfolio and a history for rescuing family bu...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK set for highest insolvencies since 2009
According to new data, the UK remains on course to register the highest number of insolvencies since...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Study: One in five SME owners planning full or partial sale within two years
One in five owners at small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are planning to sell all or part of t...
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FOR BUYERS Survey: Nearly three quarters of global dealmakers want AI regulated
A new survey has highlighted growing concerns among global M&A dealmakers regarding the risks posed ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Agreed business sales in pharmacy sector up 45 per cent in H1 2023
During the first half of 2023, agreed business sales in the UK pharmacy sector were up 45 per cent o...