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UK insolvencies steady but could take off amid tariff fallout
- April 2025
UK insolvency levels remained steady during the first quarter of 2025, but the ongoing fallout over US tariffs has led to warnings that administrations could increase sharply over the coming months. Analysis of Companies House data by advisory firm Interpath Advisory showed that there were 330 UK...
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FOR BUYERS Full Speed Ahead - M&A Trends for 2018The beginning of the year brings with it a raft of reports from the big investment banks that hope t...
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FOR BUYERS Business Acquistions in Scotland
Scottish businesses are hot property for national and international buyers looking to extend their r...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS How the green economy will shape business acquisition
Though first coined as a term in 1989, the concept of a green economy - one which serves not only to...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Post Brexit Focus – Burgeoning Export Markets
A number of countries are enjoying population and economic growth at the moment, creating new market...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Almost a quarter launch businesses with a sale in mindAlmost a quarter of entrepreneurs starting their own businesses do so with the aim of selling the bu...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 2017: A Record Number of Global Business Acquisitions
Fact: 2017 was the biggest ever in terms of numbers of mergers and acquisitions across the globe. Da...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Where is the UK construction industry headed? Opportunities & threats in 2018 and beyondThe UK’s construction industry has dominated newspaper headlines in recent months. Some read that ...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES The 2018 business turnaround cheatsheetThere are a number of signs that indicate the health of your business may be in trouble, and many sm...
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FOR BUYERS Renewable energy sector ripe for M&A activityThere has been a significant shift towards renewable energy investment in recent years and the appet...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS How acquisition & innovation created a market leaderLuxury online department store The Hut Group, who claims to have invented the 'multi-website re...
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SECTOR GUIDES Brewers' Bounty: the rise of microbreweriesWe all know a friend who has tried to make their own beer in a home-rigged brewery: more often than ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Corporates still hungry for SME acquisitionsWhy spend on R&D when acquiring a ready-made, smaller company can provide the product, service, tech...
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FOR BUYERS Business rates reform leads to higher bills but greater opportunityThe government’s re-evaluation of the country’s business rates has driven up the tax bill for ma...
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FOR BUYERS How the Autumn Budget will benefit small companiesEarlier this week the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, unveiled the much-anticipated Autumn Budget, a do...