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
DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
Following six consecutive quarters of contraction, Britain may finally have emerged from recession, but company collapses could be yet to reach record levels. That's according to insolvency body R3, which also predicts that t...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Plans have been finalised for UK top 20 law firm Clyde & Co to acquire parts of construction boutique Shadbolt. The partial tie-up will see eight partners from the latter join Clyde & Co, which will take over Shadbolt's Londo...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
The UK's competition watchdog, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), is weighing up whether to carry out a review of the planned merger of mobile phone firms Orange and T-Mobile. It comes after the pair submitted their proposal ...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
After hitting their lowest levels last year since the dot.com crash of 2002, UK media M&A deals are expected to bounce back in the coming months. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP says a rise in M&A activity during 2010 will be stimula...continue reading
DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
Aggressive cost cutting and improved cash management by firms has meant the number of businesses falling into administration dropped in early 2010. The number of businesses that went into administration in the first quarter of 201...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Ensuring staff are trained to "deal with deals" and "being diligent' about due diligence are two of the tips for buying a business to come from professional services firm Towers Watson after the release of data highlighting t...continue reading
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