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Fashion manufacturer insolvencies up by nearly a quarter
- November 2024
The number of UK fashion manufacturers falling into insolvency rose by close to a quarter in the year to July 2024, amid a number of damaging supply chain headwinds and a customer shift towards pre-owned clothing. According to research from tax and advisory firm Forvis Mazars, 106 UK fashion comp...
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FOR SELLERS Labour Government Budget deflates Business Asset Disposal ReliefThe small print of The Autumn 2024 Budget contained a particularly nasty surprise for the millions o...
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FOR SELLERS Business owners face immediate CGT blowBusiness owners will be less likely to invest and ‘take risks’ following an increase in Capital ...
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FOR SELLERS Business owners blasted by Halloween Budget NI hikesBusiness owners will do the ‘heavy lifting’ as Labour hiked taxes by £40 billion in its first b...
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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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SECTOR GUIDES B2B media M&A activity increases, but deal times risingDeal volumes in the B2B Information, Media, and Events sector increased during the first half of 202...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK CEOs moving from “reactive to proactive” M&A strategiesUK CEOs are increasingly positive about the country’s economic outlook, their own company’s pros...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Optimism among UK dealmakers hits highest level since 2021Optimism among UK dealmakers has hit its highest level since the post-COVID dealmaking boom in 2021,...
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SECTOR GUIDES Travel M&A recovery finally takes offFor several years, industry observers have been forecasting a recovery in the travel and tourism ind...
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FOR BUYERS An in-depth look at the Corporate Compounder M&A modelCorporate compounding is an M&A strategy in which buyers acquire and integrate businesses in order t...
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SECTOR GUIDES Food and beverage M&A recovery continues in Q2The UK food and beverage sector’s M&A recovery continued during the second quarter of the year, wi...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK the third most-targeted country for M&A deals in 2024New data has revealed that the UK is the third most-targeted country in the world for M&A activity s...
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SECTOR GUIDES Manufacturing M&A expected to see strong end to 2024M&A activity in the UK manufacturing sector is set to be strong during the final quarter of the year...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS SME lending remains subdued despite annual growthOverall gross lending to UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) showed a year-on-year increase ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Hospitality insolvencies rise in first half of the yearInsolvencies in the UK hospitality industry increased slightly during the first half of 2024, as bus...
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SECTOR GUIDES M&A in building products and services: Will growth replace resilience?While many sectors have seen a sharp decline in M&A activity over the past couple of years, the buil...