DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
More than a third of management buyouts in the UK since the start of the year occurred at companies in administration, as private-equity firms target failed businesses. Private equity firms with cash and those less reliant on deb...continue reading
DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
Peter Harkness (above) and his business partner, Owen Davies, bought Highbury Communications, the North London-based publisher of many well-known newsstand magazines out of administration in 2006. The businesses down...continue reading
DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
When Highbury House Communications, the North London-based publisher of many well-known newsstand magazines, finally limped into administration, it had total net debts of £29.5m. Much of this had been ratcheted up by overly ...continue reading
DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
Another household name looks like it might join the list of companies that have gone insolvent. Team Group who rescued Pickfords, the removals business, last year has reportedly brought in Deloitte, the accountancy firm, to advis...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Many companies will face financial pressure during the economic downturn, yet more than ever, cash is king. It is commonly accepted that the businesses which emerged as sector leaders after the last recession typically had an ave...continue reading
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It has been predicted by business-recovery experts that numbers of insolvencies in the commercial-property market will dramatically increase in 2009. Begbies Traynor has predicted that 1,600 British property companies could go u...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has highlighted the comparative strength of the UK's mid-market technology industry, in terms of mergers and acquisitions. During the current challenging financial environment, ...continue reading
DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
Some of the latest businesses falling into administration are: The radio station Abbey FM in Cumbria. Staff were asked to leave for good at 3pm on Friday. Freeman & Proctor Ltd, the Warwickshire-based engineering firm. Makes pi...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
The third quarter of 2008 saw a marked reduction in the number of deals that completed in the UK. However, for those that did, prices held steady. The Private Company Price Index (PCPI) p/e ratio for sales of companies to trade ac...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
The third quarter of 2008 saw a marked reduction in the number of deals that completed in the UK. However, for those that did, prices held steady. The Private Company Price Index (PCPI) p/e ratio for sales of companies to trade a...continue reading
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