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Hospitality insolvencies down in 2024, but rising costs cause concern
- February 2025
Newly released statistics have revealed a drop in company insolvencies in the UK accommodation and food services industry last year. However, companies in the hospitality sector are facing cost increases in April, with more than two-thirds saying they plan to cut jobs. Company insolvency statisti...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Charity mergers up 90 per cent amid economic turbulence and low funding
Mergers 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 2025
More 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&A
The use of generative AI (Gen AI) among M&A practitioners continues to grow at a relatively slow rat...
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DEAL INSIGHT Startup vs long-established company
Learn about the difference between acquiring a startup and a long-established business....
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Capital Gains Tax changes – Mitigating and minimising the burden
In 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 process
Cybersecurity 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 fragmentation
UK 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 2024
M&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 deals
Heading into 2025, pressure is building on private equity firms to increase their activity, followin...
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SECTOR GUIDES Financial services M&A reaches 12-year high
Dealmaking in the UK financial services industry hit its highest volume in 12 years during 2024, acc...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Foreign takeovers once again driving UK deals
2024 has largely been a year of normalisation in the UK M&A market, following the near total halt th...
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FOR BUYERS UK M&A outlook 2025
Heading into the new year, uncertainty continues to define the UK M&A market. While there is signifi...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS PE exits up nearly 50 per cent in year to November
Private equity exits increased nearly 50 per cent in the year to November 1 2024, new research has r...
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SECTOR GUIDES Construction tops insolvency stats in year to November
New figures from the Insolvency Service have revealed that more than 4,200 construction companies co...
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SECTOR GUIDES Small business acquisitions in the UK - dental industry snapshot
Whilst it is true that many sellers of micro and small UK companies have unreasonable value expectat...