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Legal pros expect AI to drive most M&A processes within 10 years
- April 2025
A new survey of legal professionals by legal technology solutions firm Litera has found that law firms are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) within their dealmaking processes and that most professionals expect that AI-based technologies will be used to complete the majority of M&A processes in ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Eat or get eaten: growing enterprise value through niche sector consolidation
Ever since John Rockefeller bought up rival refineries — both big and small — to build Standard ...
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FOR BUYERS What are you waiting for? It’s a great time to grow by buying another business.
We are seeing more private businesses appear on the market again after a short lull. One of the rea...
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FOR BUYERS Solvent business liquidations soar
March 2016 saw a record number of UK companies file for voluntary liquidation. There were 2663 solve...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Residential care activities insolvencies up 23 per cent
Some interesting analysis on the residential care home market has been carried out by FRP Advisory. ...
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SECTOR GUIDES The great British dining revolution — why it’s time to invest in restaurants and gastro pubs
The UK may well be known as a nation of shopkeepers, but walk down any high street and you’ll see ...
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SECTOR GUIDES New Business Sale Report Google Chrome Extension released
For those of you using the Google Chrome browser on a PC or Mac, we've created a very simple wa...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES How to build a distressed business portfolio - tips from the experts who have done it
Buying and profiting from distressed businesses can be a viable growth option. Firstly, you need a s...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Entrepreneurs’ Relief - what's changed after the March 2016 Budget?
George Osborne has continued his support for UK business owners in his March 2016 Budget by maintain...
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FOR BUYERS Tata Steel puts UK business up for sale
Tata Steel has put the UK’s largest steelmaking business up for sale. The operation in Port Talbot...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS How digital is creating a new M&A landscape
The evolution of digital technology has revolutionised almost every industry, bringing with it huge ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 2016: the great construction sector bounceback?
Buying a business during a downturn will always be a gamble to some extent. But as with all business...
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FOR SELLERS How to achieve the highest return when selling your business
One could be forgiven for believing that the plethora of published advice on ‘how to sell your bus...
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Allston Construction in liquidation owing £7.8 million
Allston Construction has stopped trading and has been placed in liquidation shortly after a creditor...
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FOR BUYERS How business buyers can find commercial property gems
Property has long been one of the most popular forms of investment, and commercial property in parti...