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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 SMEs 'still not seeking finance'
Research has found that access to finance is still an issue for small and medium-sized enterprises (...
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FOR BUYERS Three essential questions to ask before you buy a business
We spoke to a businessman recently who had enjoyed years of success as an employee of a major intern...
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FOR BUYERS Scottish retail sector showing signs of improvement
There is an inherent risk in buying any business, but retail has been a particularly volatile sector...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK private equity market warming up
After a protracted downturn, the UK private equity marketplace has been considerably more active in ...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES How to turnaround a failing business in four steps
Don Bailey, the owner of a specialist components manufacturing business in Buckinghamshire approache...
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FOR BUYERS Nationwide to delay small business lending
The government had hoped that business lending would start to increase and help to improve broader e...
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FOR BUYERS RSM Tenon deal underlines extent of pre-pack trend
Business secretary Vince Cable has led the push to take a closer look into exactly how pre-pack admi...
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IP as an Exit Asset
The most common words that are conjured up in people's minds alongside Intellectual Property, ...
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FOR BUYERS Economic growth forecasts showing improvement
The British economy has been through several months of upheaval since the recession, but the flow of...
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FOR BUYERS Warming economy creates fresh opportunities for business buyers
As the sun finally shone across the country, the economy also basked in warming rays as several sect...
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SECTOR GUIDES The inside scoop on valuing and buying an online business
Whether you’re selling an online business or you're in the market to buy one, putting a value...
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FOR BUYERS Deloitte facing fine over administration issues
Deloitte is facing a fine over its handling of MG Rover's administration after the Financial Re...
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FOR BUYERS Scottish business insolvencies show quarterly increase
The number of businesses in Scotland being pushed into some form of insolvency has increased. The l...