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UK bucking global trend of rising insolvencies
- March 2025
UK companies are reportedly bucking a trend of rising global insolvencies, with UK company collapses falling last year and forecast to drop over the next two years. By contrast, worldwide insolvencies significantly increasing during 2024 and expected to rise further still in 2025 and 2026. The dat...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES SMEs urged to seek advice as insolvency activity risesSmall and medium-sized UK businesses have been urged to seek professional advice to help them adapt ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Food & Beverage sector: M&A heats upThe Food & Beverage (F&B) industry is poised for a wave of dealmaking in 2025, with mergers and acqu...
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SECTOR GUIDES Slow start to 2025 for UK insurance M&AM&A activity in the UK insurance distribution market has seen a slow start to 2025, with subdued dea...
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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 Demystifying M&A for mid-sized firmsIn an environment in which organic growth can prove extremely challenging, M&A activity can be the f...
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FOR SELLERS Personal, financial, business: The key motivations behind an exitWhen a business owner plans an exit, the motivations broadly fit into three categories: business mot...
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SECTOR GUIDES Hospitality insolvencies down in 2024, but rising costs cause concernNewly released statistics have revealed a drop in company insolvencies in the UK accommodation and f...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Charity mergers up 90 per cent amid economic turbulence and low fundingMergers between UK charities increased 90 per cent last year, according to a new report, with charit...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Over two-thirds of UK CEOs planning acquisitions in 2025More than two-thirds of UK CEOs are planning to make an acquisition during 2025, according to a new ...
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FOR BUYERS Study: Early adopters seeing benefit of Gen AI in M&AThe use of generative AI (Gen AI) among M&A practitioners continues to grow at a relatively slow rat...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Capital Gains Tax changes – Mitigating and minimising the burdenIn this preview for our exclusive insight examining the impact of Capital Gains Tax changes on M&A,...
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FOR BUYERS Key cybersecurity considerations throughout the M&A processCybersecurity is a growing concern in M&A and is something that both vendors and buyers need to pay ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK law firms prioritising organic growth, despite industry fragmentationUK law firms are seemingly prioritising organic growth opportunities over M&A during 2025, despite h...
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SECTOR GUIDES Food and beverage M&A rises 29 per cent in 2024M&A activity in the UK’s food and beverage industry continued its upward trajectory last year, wit...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Investors ramping up pressure on PE firms to strike dealsHeading into 2025, pressure is building on private equity firms to increase their activity, followin...