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Among the possible UK M&A trends as we look ahead to 2021, one causing particular discussion has barely featured in domestic deals in recent years. These are Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), also known as ‘blank cheque’ companies. SPACs are shell companies founded and listed on a stock exchange with the sole purpose of raising money to acquire a target company or companies, taking the company public through what is sometimes called a “reverse merger”. In...
Mountain of unpaid SME invoices creating acquisition opportunities
With a huge number of businesses set to be impacted by this, from those with mounting piles of invoi...
Post-COVID M&A: Which sectors will be the first to bounce back?
What happened next was dramatic, as UK M&A deal value fell 99 per cent from March to April. The mont...
This may be the perfect time to buy into the hotel sector
Of course, the situation at the moment for hotel operators is purely one of making it through the cr...
Financing options for distressed companies
As in any type of business distress, one of your first actions should be to speak to a specialist, p...
In-depth: The Government’s new Future Fund
Eligible companies may be unable to access other schemes due to being pre-revenue or pre-profit and ...
If ever there was a time for business restructuring, that time is now
Severely diminished cash flow for businesses will see widespread administrations and liquidations ov...
Thrasio - from £0 to £160 million in 18 months entirely through acquisitions
The story of Thrasio may not be long, but it is fascinating. The company was founded less than two y...
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How advanced analytics is being used in M&A to build talent
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Selling your business for equity
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Beauty industry riding the wave of M&A into 2020
The beauty industry has a particularly diversified consumer base across many demographics, and like ...