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Negotiation tips, strategies and pitfalls for first-time business sellers
- April 2025
For owners seeking to sell a business for the first time, getting it to the point where its value is maximised and it is fully transferable is the most important process. However, this is not where the hard work ends. The process of preparing a business for sale arguably culminates in entering ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Care in the community: M&A in the healthcare services marketOver recent years, M&A activity involving care homes, pharmacies, health clinics and dental practice...
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SECTOR GUIDES Private equity driving ongoing IFA consolidationPrivate equity-backed buyers are continuing to fuel consolidation in the UK’s Independent Financia...
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FOR BUYERS As confidence dips, M&A can be vital in helping UK SMEs to attain growthWith the UK's economic outlook seemingly worsening once again over recent months, highlighted by the...
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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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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES UK bucking global trend of rising insolvenciesUK companies are reportedly bucking a trend of rising global insolvencies, with UK company collapses...
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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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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,...