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Survey: Majority of HR teams unprepared for M&A increase
- July 2025
Dealmakers are largely optimistic about a potential increase in M&A activity during 2025, but HR teams have reported that they feel unprepared to handle a rise in acquisitions. This lack of preparedness could potentially create problems for buyers during the post-deal integration period. M&A in th...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK civil engineering sector riding tailwinds of changeConditions are emerging that could drive strong M&A activity in the UK’s civil engineering industr...
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FOR SELLERS Personal readiness - A neglected aspect of exit planning?The deal was everything Karl Watkins thought he’d been striving for. After 22 years building t...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Drop in hospitality insolvencies could prove temporaryCompany insolvencies in the accommodation and food services industry were down year-on-year and mont...
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BSR DEAL INSIGHT SERIES Chelsea Corporate: Ran CarmonAcquisitions, Business Valuations and Brexit....
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SECTOR GUIDES Building products & services sees record increase in M&AM&A activity has continued to grow in the building products & services (BP&S) sector, with the indus...
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FOR BUYERS UK For Sale: The hidden opportunity in Britain's takeover boomLondon’s financial circles are buzzing with deal activity, as overseas buyers and private equity f...
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SECTOR GUIDES IT and comms sector buyers confident in M&A, despite dip in activityCompanies targeting acquisitions in the communications and IT sectors have a “high level of underl...
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SECTOR GUIDES UK recruitment M&A 2025: Strong activity in a resilient marketUK recruitment companies find themselves in a challenging position in 2025, as they face rising cost...
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FOR BUYERS The business buyer’s guide to value creationWhat’s the goal of any business acquisition? There are, of course, any number of strategic consi...
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FOR BUYERS Private equity buyouts down in first quarterDespite rising pressure to increase their activity, private equity funds in the UK cooled their M&A ...
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SECTOR GUIDES UK food and drink M&A at eight-year high, but tariffs threaten momentumThe UK has continued to see strong M&A activity in the food and drink sector so far this year, with ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Strategic trade buyers and inbound deals drive robust healthcare M&AStrong levels of strategic activity among trade buyers and inbound deals involving overseas investor...
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SECTOR GUIDES Activity slow in logistics sector, but M&A appetite remains highThe UK’s logistics industry has continued to see stable levels of dealmaking activity so far in 20...
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SECTOR GUIDES Automation: Poised to transform UK industriesAutomation is driving widespread transformation across a number of key UK industries and becoming an...
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FOR BUYERS n Industries: Building a specialised industrial group through acquisitionsn Industries is a consolidator operating in the UK industrial sector, focusing on acquisitions of hi...