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Survey: Majority of HR teams unprepared for M&A increase
- July 2025
Dealmakers are largely optimistic about a potential increase in M&A activity during 2025, but HR teams have reported that they feel unprepared to handle a rise in acquisitions. This lack of preparedness could potentially create problems for buyers during the post-deal integration period. M&A in th...
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FOR SELLERS Selling a recruitment agency in today’s marketThe majority of recruitment companies have suffered enormously during the recession, however whilst ...
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FOR SELLERS Protecting your company's value during a saleThe balance of power is key to the sale of your business. If your company is attractive and you have...
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FOR BUYERS Initiative aims to restore relationships between City and SMEsLed by the Confederation of British Industry, the 'Doing Business Together' initiative aim...
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FOR BUYERS Rise in technology business valuationsA third quarter rise of 28 per cent has been recorded in technology business valuations in Silicon V...
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FOR BUYERS Global Entrepreneurship Week aims to inspire budding business ownersPrime Minister David Cameron announced plans to make the next ten years 'an entrepreneurial dec...
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FOR BUYERS Using influence to get the right business dealWhether buying or selling a business, one of the most important personal factors required is Influen...
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FOR BUYERS Entrepreneurs say now is the time to buy a businessFormer Dragon, Richard Farleigh, reckons that now is a crucial time to be doing deals, because so ma...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Scottish property firm in receivership
Select Homes, an Angus property firm, has gone into receivership due to its outstanding bank debts. ...
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ALL Impact of UK spending review on small businessesPrior to the announcement of the long-awaited spending review, there had been much talk over the pos...
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FOR BUYERS UK technology sector to be boosted by government plansDavid Cameron is tipped to announce plans that will see east London become a technology hub to rival...
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ALL Dealmaking in a new decade: Selling a business to trade and private equity buyersWhat is the main difference between corporate and private equity exits? What are the best strategies...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Impact of spending review on small businesses
Prior to the announcement of the long-awaited spending review, there had been much talk over the pos...
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FOR SELLERS Dealmaking in a new decade: Selling a business to trade and private equity buyers
What is the main difference between corporate and private equity exits? What are the best strategies...
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FOR BUYERS Spending review will mean more small to medium sized companies in administrationAccounting firms and restructuring experts, including KPMG, are predicting a surge in small to mediu...