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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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FOR BUYERS Retail sector warned of potential for 'perfect storm'
For most, Christmas Day brings with it joy and cheer but for some retailers, the 25th of December wi...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS The butterfly effect: the value of cross-sector awareness in the M&A industry
Today’s business world is more connected than ever as global communication enables new levels of g...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Are you ready for the 2016 insolvency changes?
Major changes are afoot in the business-buying arena, with a shake-up coming in 2016 that will see a...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK businesses embrace alternative finance as route to growth
To grow a business quickly, growth through acquisition is often the fastest route forward. But this ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS How new business ideas can bring failed companies back to life
The reasons why a business enters administration are numerous but they tend to have one common denom...
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SECTOR GUIDES Food industry acquisitions: market changes create opportunities
2015 is proving to be an interesting year in the food industry with major changes afoot. Adjustments...
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FOR BUYERS Buying a business to grow sales margins
In their bid to make more money, business owners will know the importance of having healthy margins....
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES A guide to buying assets from insolvent companies
Unfortunately, there will always be companies that fail to succeed and are closed down. The assets l...
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SECTOR GUIDES Five Steps to a Successful Technology Business Acquisition
Buying a technology business offers a huge amount of potential to turbo-charge your profits, but thi...
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FOR BUYERS Buying into disruption
Disruptive businesses are as old as the concept of business itself, with new innovations constantly ...
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FOR BUYERS Manufacturing sector shows tentative improvements
The manufacturing sector in the UK has been somewhat subdued of late but there is still activity to ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS The Rise of the Niche Technology Acquisition
Technology is no stranger to economic upswings - from the Industrial Revolution through to the inter...
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FOR BUYERS Buying a Business for its Data
Buying businesses is often a bit like buying fashion: you have to follow and predict trends. And one...
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FOR BUYERS Mixed fortunes for construction sector
The construction sector has had a mixed bag of fortunes this year. In June, the revised GDP figures ...