DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
Despite the government's attempts to boost business lending, nearly 60 per cent of UK companies were refused credit by their banks last year, leaving a fifth to turn to credit cards to finance their enterprises. That's ...continue reading
DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
In another indication that the UK can expect to witness a selection of distressed businesses for sale towards the latter end of 2010, the government has been warned of a ticking time bomb of company closures and job losses when it...continue reading
DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
It looks like January’s cold-snap has found another victim, in the shape of retail clothing chain Ethel Austin. Some 3,700 jobs are at risk as a result of the firm’s fall into administration, along with its sister com...continue reading
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Following the £11.5 billion takeover of British confectioner Cadbury by the American food giant Kraft, City analysts are predicting a wave of mergers and acquisitions over the coming months. The opening weeks of the year als...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Accountancy firm BDO has unveiled its latest Private Company Price Index (PCPI) and it shows that valuations of both public and private firms shot up in the course of last year. From October to December 2009, the average price/ea...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Following the £11.5 billion takeover of British confectioner Cadbury by the American food giant Kraft, City analysts are predicting a wave of mergers and acquisitions over the coming months. The opening weeks of the year als...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
A recovery in mergers and acquisitions has been forecast for the UK's food and drink sector in 2010, after last year witnessed a drop to just 70 deals compared to 132 in 2007. Figures analysed by Grant Thornton UK LLP reveal...continue reading
DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
Canny bargain-hunters seizing on the opportunity to buy a business while values are low are one of the drivers for acquisitions of insolvent firms in the UK more than doubling over the past year. M&A analysts at insolvency trade ...continue reading
DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
Following an investigation by the Companies Investigation Branch of the Department of Business, a publishing firm in Bolton has been issued with a winding up notice. Smithson Publication was found to be operating a cold-calling ...continue reading
DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
Insolvency group Menzies Corporate Restructuring (MCR) has confirmed that the packaging firm Riverside Flexibles was sold to investors as a going concern this month. The business sale was made by a company called Different Page on...continue reading
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