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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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ALL Selling a business to a buyer from another sector
Small and medium-sized businesses are becoming more likely to be sold to buyers from outside their s...
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ALL Buyer and seller price expectation gap is closing
Despite the continued slow growth in the UK economy, the multiples being paid for private companies ...
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FOR SELLERS Selling a business to a buyer from another sector
Small and medium-sized businesses are becoming more likely to be sold to buyers from outside their s...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Buyer and seller price expectation gap is closing
Despite the continued slow growth in the UK economy, the multiples being paid for private companies ...
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FOR BUYERS Pre-pack administration changes delayed
Changes to the pre-pack administration process have been pushed back, the Insolvency Service has con...
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FOR BUYERS Motor dealerships showing post-scrappage distress
A new report on business distress in Britain's motor dealerships has shown that one in five of ...
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ALL The move from a small acquisition to a growing enterprise
A limited budget remaining after the purchase of a small business should not hold new owners back fr...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS The move from a small acquisition to a growing enterprise
A limited budget remaining after the purchase of a small business should not hold new owners back fr...
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ALL Lack of confidence and succession planning among family firms
A significant percentage of family-run firms in the UK have no succession plan in place. As a result...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Lack of confidence and succession planning among family firms
A significant percentage of family-run firms in the UK have no succession plan in place. As a result...
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ALL Home and office removals master franchise for sale
A franchised home and office removals business operating in Britain and Ireland has been placed on t...
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FOR BUYERS Johnson calls for aid for mid-sized businesses
The former chairman of Channel 4 and renowned private equity specialist, Luke Johnson, has said mid-...
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FOR BUYERS Rising administrations see landlords scrabble for tenants
The rising number of businesses facing distress and imminent administration may present opportunitie...
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FOR BUYERS Company Winding-up Petitions on the Rise in the UK
The Business Sale Report, which provides information on distressed businesses, has released figures...