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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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ALL Vast majority of businesses looking to make acquisitionsA recent Mid-Market Corporate M&A survey has revealed that the vast majority of businesses are looki...
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FOR BUYERS Surge in UK economy highlights acquisition opportunitiesFigures out today from the Office of National Statistics reveal that the UK economy surged forward i...
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FOR BUYERS Private equity head champions small to medium businessesMany owners of small to medium businesses private equity firm probably won't have heard of Wol ...
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FOR BUYERS Investments rise for 3i group
Europe's largest publicly traded private equity firm, 3i Group Plc, has revealed that their inv...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Entrepreneurs' relief increased to 5 million GBP
The Chancellor, George Osborne, announced in the budget that Entrepreneurs' Relief is to be inc...
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FOR BUYERS Pitfalls to avoid when purchasing a business
Buying a business is a very complex transaction and to the uninitiated there are a whole host of pot...
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ALL Entrepreneurs’ relief increased to £5 million
The Chancellor, George Osborne, announced in the budget that Entrepreneurs' Relief is to be inc...
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ALL Venture Capital Trusts (VCT) - A Business Sale Report Guide
Despite the recent tax rises there are still ways to invest in businesses in a tax efficient manner....
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ALL Pitfalls to avoid when purchasing a business
Buying a business is a very complex transaction and to the uninitiated there are a whole host of pot...
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FOR BUYERS Buying a Business - Negotiating Techniques
Reaching the negotiation stage when buying a business is not easy. For an initial approach to be acc...
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FOR SELLERS Entrepreneurs' Relief increased to £5m
The Chancellor, George Osborne, announced in the budget that Entrepreneurs' Relief is to be in...
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FOR SELLERS How to save tax when selling a business
Any serious entrepreneur or business person knows that planning correctly and minimising the amount ...
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ALL Technology Sector M&A improving
The technology sector has weathered the financial crisis better than most. Although M&A activity was...
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ALL How distressed are UK businesses?
With the UK economic downturn having arguably bottomed out, few would dispute that the 'recover...