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Small business confidence 'soaring'

FOR BUYERS

Confidence within Britain's small businesses appears to be soaring, with research showing that over half of companies plan to grow moderately or rapidly over the course of the next year. Conducted by the Federation of Small ...continue reading

Business ownership crossing international boundaries

FOR BUYERS

The global nature of business means that who owns a company is no longer a simple question to answer. But despite suggestions that Britain's great brands are all gradually slipping into foreign hands, many companies still hav...continue reading

Acquisition values at a five-year high

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Fresh evidence of British business buyers’ return to confidence has emerged, with acquisition values reaching a five-year high from July through to September this year. The latest BDO PCPI report reveals that the PCPI EV/EB...continue reading

Acquisition offers fast track route to innovation in tech sector

SECTOR GUIDES

Perhaps more so than in any other sector, businesses in the technology arena need to stay one step ahead of the crowd. Our cumulative scientific knowledge is expanding all the time and companies that don't manage to reflect t...continue reading

Report claims RBS nudged viable businesses towards administration

FOR BUYERS

A report has suggested that the Royal Bank of Scotland may have nudged viable businesses into administration by pushing them to default. Written by one of Business Secretary Vince Cable's key advisers, Lawrence Tomlinson, th...continue reading

Competition heats up for distressed sale opportunities

DISTRESSED BUSINESSES

Access to distressed businesses and their assets has been one of the few things helping those who were smart enough to not just maintain but grow a business in the turbulent economic climate that has persisted since the 2008 reces...continue reading

Beat private buyers to the best deals

FOR BUYERS

Kout Food Group, the Kuwaiti-based operator of multi-brand eateries, purchased the tired Little Chef portfolio and brand in April this year for £15 million from turnaround expert RCapital, beating several other buyers, and a...continue reading

Over a quarter of businesses entering administration live on

Twenty-seven per cent of UK businesses that enter administration emerge intact and carry on trading in some form, according to research. This indicates that buyers’ efforts to rescue failed businesses are largely successful...continue reading

Selling a business: It's all in the timing

FOR SELLERS

Successful business buyers also tend to be among the most successful sellers and the importance of an exit strategy cannot be overestimated when taking on a new acquisition. Ultimately, selling your business comes down to one thin...continue reading

Lack of funding is opportunity for buyers

FOR BUYERS

On 12th October 2012 the iconic London black taxi maker, Manganese Bronze Holdings, announced a recall of 400 of its TX4 cabs after a fault was discovered in the steering box. An operational nightmare perhaps, but a fixable one. ...continue reading