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From April 6 2021, IR35 rules relating to the payment of off-payroll contractors operating through limited companies will apply to firms in the private sector who work with contractors. The debate about the impact of these rules on contractors and the companies that engage them has been raging for years now. But here we’re going to take a different perspective and look at what impact the rules could have on M&A. The rules, which have been applied to public sector contract work from 2017,...
Owners of Business Neglect Own Finances
Business owners are increasingly reliant on their business as a "job for life" which will pay for th...
Bright prospects for UK hotel sector
The latest forecast from PriceWaterhouseCoopers has shown that the future for the hotel sector is lo...
Calls For European Court of competition
The Confederation of British Industry has called for the appeals process against European Commission...
Quarter of UK SME Owners Considering Sale Over Next 3 Years
Recent research by the Tenon Forum, a think tank made up of leading entrepreneurs from the UK's...
Ten takeover disasters how to avoid them
Taking over another company can quickly turn from an exciting venture into a nightmare if the deal i...
Private Company Price Index (PCPI)
It has been a busy last six months for mergers and acquisitions and early indications at the start o...
Growing trend for vendor due diligence
As trade buyers return in greater numbers to the M&A market, there is increasing competition to buy ...
Poor Performance of family run businesses
Five years of research by the Centre for Economics Performance at the London School of Economics, an...
Will 2007 be another record year?
2006 has been a record year for global M&A, and the latest reports from financial institutions show ...