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UK tech firms expect increase in M&A and inward investment
- July 2025
The majority of UK tech companies expect M&A activity to increase over the coming year, with growth sentiment among UK businesses appearing strong following years of muted expectations. In a new survey, law firm Browne Jacobson polled more than 380 C-suite leaders from £100m+ businesses across a ...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES UK insolvencies in past year exceed levels seen during financial crisis
UK company insolvencies over the past year have exceeded levels seen during the global financial cri...
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FOR BUYERS Threat actors evolving tactics to exploit cybersecurity gaps amid M&A increase
Rising dealmaking activity and a growing reliance on major software vendors have created new opportu...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Over half of UK construction contractors involved in projects hit by insolvency
More than half of UK construction contractors polled in a new report have said that they were involv...
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DEAL INSIGHT What advice would you give to someone selling their first business?
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, we talk to Jonathan Jay gives his advice to first time bus...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Businesses developing building projects most likely to collapse – study
A new study has revealed that businesses involved in the development of building projects are the mo...
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FOR BUYERS The BSR guide to roll-up business acquisition strategy
A roll-up acquisition strategy involves a buyer or investor acquiring multiple smaller businesses wi...
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SECTOR GUIDES Food and beverage M&A on the rise in tough conditions
The UK’s food and beverage sector has been one of the M&A success stories this year, with consiste...
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DEAL INSIGHT When is the right time to sell a business?
In this video of our Deal Insight Series, we talk to Jonathan Jay about the right time to sell a bus...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK M&A value up two-thirds in H1, despite drop in activity
New figures have revealed that UK M&A value increased by two-thirds during the first half of the yea...
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FOR BUYERS Private equity investment forecast to recover after H1 dip
According to new research, UK private equity investment was down by a fifth during the first half of...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Pub insolvencies up amid cost-of-living and rising sobriety
Pub and bar company insolvencies increased by nearly a third in the last year as the cost-of-living ...
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SECTOR GUIDES Retail accounts for 14 per cent of H1 insolvencies
New data has revealed that the retail sector accounted for around one in seven UK insolvencies durin...
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SECTOR GUIDES Lawfront – Setting the pace in legal M&A
Over the past two or three years, dealmaking in the legal sector has begun to spring back to life, f...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Call for new UK Labour government to introduce SBA-style business loans
With UK SMEs continuing to face an uncertain economy, low consumer confidence, high prices and, perh...
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FOR BUYERS Study suggests due diligence taking significantly longer than a decade ago
According to new research from Bayes Business School conducted for SS&C Intralinks, investors are ta...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Company insolvencies fall as activity improves
Official data has revealed that fewer companies fell into insolvencies across England Wales during M...