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UK insurance M&A defies EMEA slowdown
- March 2024
A new report has revealed that M&A activity in the UK’s insurance sector increased last year, despite the wider Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region seeing a slowdown in dealmaking during 2023. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence data, there were 156 acquisitions involving UK in...
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SECTOR GUIDES MedTech faces M&A challenges, but innovation and the economy offer hope
M&A activity in the UK MedTech sector experienced a tough year in 2023, with economic conditions res...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK M&A Outlook 2024
2023 was not exactly a bumper year for M&A, with the headwinds that defined much of 2022 continuing ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Hotels and niche sectors offer hope for travel M&A after slow 2023
Travel and tourism saw slow dealmaking during the first three quarters of last year as the sector co...
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BSR DEAL INSIGHT SERIES Chelsea Corporate: Ran Carmon
Acquisitions, Business Valuations and Brexit....
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Hospitality could see 2024 M&A surge
Analysts are predicting that the UK hospitality sector could see a surge in dealmaking activity duri...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Companies increasingly looking to M&A to keep up with changing industries
A new survey has found that UK companies are increasingly looking to M&A activity to help them keep ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Logistics M&A growing, while haulage insolvencies hit new heights
M&A activity in the UK’s logistics and supply chain management industry has risen to a two-year hi...
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DEAL INSIGHT The right approach to valuing a business
One big mistake to avoid making when valuing a business....
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SECTOR GUIDES Consolidation starting to grip UK estate agent market
A trend of consolidation is emerging within the UK estate agency sector. Some agencies are strateg...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Corporate insolvencies surging as distress continues to grow
UK companies are facing an incredibly difficult winter as the economic challenges that have pounded ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Survey: UK dealmaking should improve within a year
A new survey has found that the majority of UK dealmakers believe that activity will pick up over th...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Survey reveals UK SME leaders optimistic about 2024 M&A market
Despite a year which has seen a continuation of the slow deal activity that defined much of 2022, a ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Government set to pare back M&A screening powers
The UK government is set to pare back its investment screening powers in an effort to make regulatio...
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SECTOR GUIDES Report: Growing legal sector M&A set to continue
A recent increase in M&A activity in the UK’s legal sector appears set to continue, with law firms...
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FOR BUYERS Virtual Data Room Providers: from low-cost VDRs for startups to full-featured M&A solutions
Virtual Data Rooms (VDRs) have evolved to play a crucial role in the M&A process over recent years...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Party Pieces: A lesson in business turnarounds
James Sinclair is an entrepreneur with a £30 million portfolio and a history for rescuing family bu...