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During the COVID-19 crisis the company has seen goods pour in from insolvency advisers appointed to oversee business administrations and liquidations. To illustrate the scale of stock coming in from collapsed retailers, managing director Adam Pye reveals that the company ”inherited 371 articulated lorryloads” (and counting) when rent-to-own company Bright House entered administration. After being appointed to be the exclusive auction agent for Bright House by administrators Grant T...
Newcastle United Football Club for sale
It's rare to see a large business being advertised for sale on its own website, especially with...
Family businesses choosing to retain profits
One of the possibly unintended consequences of the chancellor's recent Budget 50% tax rate hike...
Now is the time to start grooming
Every business owner wants to fetch the optimum price for their business. Grooming a business is an ...
Luke Johnson talks exclusively to the Business Sale Report
If anyone knows a thing or two about buying and selling businesses for profit it is Luke Johnson, a ...
Luke Johnson interview coming soon
In this month's (June 2009) issue of the Business Sale Report, we feature an exclusive intervie...
Investors looking to buy property businesses
Recently, we have seen investors looking to get back into the property game. Countrywide, the estat...
Transfer of going concern status critical for successful pre-pack administrations
When the assets of a struggling company (Oldco) are transferred to a new company (Newco), before bei...
Private equity firms buy up struggling businesses
More than a third of management buyouts in the UK since the start of the year occurred at companies ...
Top ten tips for those planning an acquisition of a distressed business
Use advisers who have previous experience of doing deals in these circumstances. Consider bringing a...
Private Equity buy up struggling businesses
More than a third of management buyouts in the UK since the start of the year occurred at companies ...
Three entrepreneurs tell us about their experience of buying distressed businesses
Peter Harkness (above) and his business partner, Owen Davies, bought Highbury Communica...
Entrepreneurs tell us about their experiences of buying distressed companies
When Highbury House Communications, the North London-based publisher of many well-known newsstand ma...
Due diligence is essential during times of financial crisis
In the current climate, many mergers and acquisitions are being pushed through increasingly quickly,...
Pickfords may go into pre-pack administration
Another household name looks like it might join the list of companies that have gone insolvent. Tea...