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B2B media M&A activity increases, but deal times rising
- October 2024
Deal volumes in the B2B Information, Media, and Events sector increased during the first half of 2024, with M&A sentiment and optimism seemingly increasing in the sector amid more stable economic conditions. According to the latest Media Acquisition Report from Collingwood Advisory, deal activity...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Businesses developing building projects most likely to collapse – study
A new study has revealed that businesses involved in the development of building projects are the mo...
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FOR BUYERS The BSR guide to roll-up business acquisition strategy
A roll-up acquisition strategy involves a buyer or investor acquiring multiple smaller businesses wi...
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SECTOR GUIDES Food and beverage M&A on the rise in tough conditions
The UK’s food and beverage sector has been one of the M&A success stories this year, with consiste...
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BSR DEAL INSIGHT SERIES Chelsea Corporate: Ran Carmon
Acquisitions, Business Valuations and Brexit....
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK M&A value up two-thirds in H1, despite drop in activity
New figures have revealed that UK M&A value increased by two-thirds during the first half of the yea...
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FOR BUYERS Private equity investment forecast to recover after H1 dip
According to new research, UK private equity investment was down by a fifth during the first half of...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Pub insolvencies up amid cost-of-living and rising sobriety
Pub and bar company insolvencies increased by nearly a third in the last year as the cost-of-living ...
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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 Retail accounts for 14 per cent of H1 insolvencies
New data has revealed that the retail sector accounted for around one in seven UK insolvencies durin...
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SECTOR GUIDES Lawfront – Setting the pace in legal M&A
Over the past two or three years, dealmaking in the legal sector has begun to spring back to life, f...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Call for new UK Labour government to introduce SBA-style business loans
With UK SMEs continuing to face an uncertain economy, low consumer confidence, high prices and, perh...
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FOR BUYERS Study suggests due diligence taking significantly longer than a decade ago
According to new research from Bayes Business School conducted for SS&C Intralinks, investors are ta...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Company insolvencies fall as activity improves
Official data has revealed that fewer companies fell into insolvencies across England Wales during M...
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SECTOR GUIDES NatWest boss predicts further UK banking consolidation
The CEO of NatWest has predicted that there will be more consolidation in the UK banking industry ov...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS In M&A, crime definitely does not pay
M&A transactions are often complex and sometimes risky. Will the merged group generate the revenu...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK M&A expected to rebound from quarterly decline
New figures have revealed that the number of UK M&A deals declined during the first quarter of the y...