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Legal pros expect AI to drive most M&A processes within 10 years
- April 2025
A new survey of legal professionals by legal technology solutions firm Litera has found that law firms are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) within their dealmaking processes and that most professionals expect that AI-based technologies will be used to complete the majority of M&A processes in ...
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FOR BUYERS Current state of the M&A marketA look at the current state of the M&A market for small and medium sized businesses Up until this s...
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FOR BUYERS Caveat Emptor - Dangers of buying a business
There are many purchasing pitfalls that can trap the unwary. People sell their homes for a range of ...
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FOR BUYERS Caveat Emptor
Buying a business is not like buying a car. Get it wrong with a business and it is likely to seriou...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Entrepreneurs' relief - the latest concession from Alistair Darling
First there was retirement relief, then there was business asset taper relief, and now there is entr...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Entrepreneurs' relief - how to qualify
Entrepreneurs' relief is a welcome concession to the small business community who felt that the...
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FOR BUYERS What do you know about TUPE?
The other day I was talking to a business purchaser who told me he was just about to draft his Heads...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Tape Regulations 2006 - A recap
When buying all or part of a business, it is important to be aware that you will inherit not only it...
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FOR BUYERS Due diligence tips
The importance of due diligence to the success of a transaction is often underestimated. We thought ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS CGT Earn-outs Omission
There exists a glaring omission in the new Capital Gains Tax rules - they did not address earn-outs....
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS CGT - The Devil is the Detail
Well, what a surprise. Several hours after the chancellor announced the changes to the capital gains...
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FOR SELLERS Chancellor announces CGT changes for business owners
Alistair Darling today issued a major concession to the forthcoming capital gains tax changes due to...
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FOR SELLERS Getty Images hoists up the For Sale sign
Getty Images, the market-leading stock photography vendor, is up for sale. Or, at least, it admitte...
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FOR BUYERS Tips for successful due diligence
The importance of due diligence to the success of a transaction is often underestimated. I thought i...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Tech and media acquisitions hotting up for 2008
Last year saw a wave of consolidations across the media and technology sectors, and my view is that ...