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In your everyday usage, you may find that the terms “administration” and “liquidation” are used interchangeably. However, these terms mean two very different things in a business environment. Indeed, both administrations and liquidations are types of insolvency practices which manifest in distinctive ways in terms of objective and application. When a business becomes insolvent, it cannot provide the financial backing to meet its contractual arrangements or pay off its d...
How the green economy will shape business acquisition
Though first coined as a term in 1989, the concept of a green economy - one which serves not only to...
Post Brexit Focus – Burgeoning Export Markets
A number of countries are enjoying population and economic growth at the moment, creating new market...
Almost a quarter launch businesses with a sale in mind
Almost a quarter of entrepreneurs starting their own businesses do so with the aim of selling the bu...
2017: A Record Number of Global Business Acquisitions
Fact: 2017 was the biggest ever in terms of numbers of mergers and acquisitions across the globe. Da...
DEAL INSIGHT
How do you value a potential acquisition?
In this video of our Deal Insight series, we talk to Jonathan Jay about valuing potential acquisitio...
Where is the UK construction industry headed? Opportunities & threats in 2018 and beyond
The UK’s construction industry has dominated newspaper headlines in recent months. Some read t...
The 2018 business turnaround cheatsheet
There are a number of signs that indicate the health of your business may be in trouble, and many sm...
Renewable energy sector ripe for M&A activity
There has been a significant shift towards renewable energy investment in recent years and the appet...
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Buying a business with the sale in mind
In this video of our Deal Insight series, we talk to Jonathan Jay about exit strategies and buying a...
How acquisition & innovation created a market leader
Luxury online department store The Hut Group, who claims to have invented the 'multi-website re...
Brewers' Bounty: the rise of microbreweries
We all know a friend who has tried to make their own beer in a home-rigged brewery: more often than ...
Corporates still hungry for SME acquisitions
Why spend on R&D when acquiring a ready-made, smaller company can provide the product, service, tech...
Business rates reform leads to higher bills but greater opportunity
The government’s re-evaluation of the country’s business rates has driven up the tax bil...
How the Autumn Budget will benefit small companies
Earlier this week the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, unveiled the much-anticipated Autumn Budget, a do...
Betting companies limber up for autumn of dealmaking
Some of the most globally renowned betting groups are preparing for a round of multibillion pound de...
Business buyers target buoyant UK manufacturers
The UK's manufacturing sector has entered into a period of expansion in what promises to be an ...