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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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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Lynx Equity – 60 business acquisitions and counting
Lynx Equity Limited is a private equity firm that specialises in the acquisition of small and medium...
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FOR BUYERS 90 per cent of IFAs and financial planners predict more M&A
A new survey has revealed that nine in 10 (90 per cent) independent financial advisers (IFAs) and fi...
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FOR BUYERS Food and drink deals hit highest volume since 2016
M&A activity in the food and drink sector has reached its highest volume since 2016, according to a ...
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DEAL INSIGHT Distressed businesses – what you need to know about them
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, Kevin Counihan from SIA Group talks to us about some of th...
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FOR SELLERS Early preparation crucial to capitalising on M&A rebound
Takeover interest in UK companies has surged to its highest level in years, meaning that M&A now rep...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Construction insolvencies fall amid economic optimism
Administrations in the UK’s struggling construction sector fell sharply last month, amid signs tha...
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FOR SELLERS The importance of decentralising a business owner
By Chris St Cartmail, Certified Exit Planning Adviser For many entrepreneurs, the idea of defining a...
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DEAL INSIGHT What price should a business buyer open with?
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, Rob Goddard from Evolution CBS How much you should offer w...
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SECTOR GUIDES Distressed retail M&A: Opportunistic or strategic?
Retail has been one of the sectors most notably impacted by the one-two punch of COVID-19 and the UK...
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SECTOR GUIDES Insurance M&A: UK continues to lead the way, but supply is falling
A new report has found that the UK continues to lead the way in a busy European market for insurance...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Significant financial distress up more than 30 per cent
New data has revealed that the number of UK companies in “significant” financial distress was up...
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SECTOR GUIDES Hotel insolvencies up, but business travel could provide a boost
A new report has revealed a significant increase in UK hotel insolvencies over the past year, as ope...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS SME business activity expanding at 'solid rate' in 2024
Business activity among UK SMEs has expanded at a solid rate throughout the first quarter of the yea...
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SECTOR GUIDES Administrations and tentative confidence hint at retail M&A opportunities
Confidence is reported to be growing in the UK’s retail sector, despite insolvencies in the indust...
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FOR BUYERS Heads of Terms: An invaluable tool in M&A
Heads of Terms (HoT), also known as heads of agreement, memorandum of understanding or letter of int...
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FOR BUYERS AI in M&A: How can buyers and sellers harness the technology?
Before too long, artificial intelligence (AI) will come to play a central role in M&A on both the bu...