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If you’ve just bought a business, or are considering buying a struggling company, there are lessons to be learned from this story of mis-management. Let’s take a look at the reasons behind the collapse and examine what to look out for to avoid falling foul of the same problems when taking over an existing business. Why didn’t Thomas Cook go into administration? Thomas Cook has been operating for 178 years in the UK and had a solid reputation, 21,000 employees around the wor...
How acquisition & innovation created a market leader
Luxury online department store The Hut Group, who claims to have invented the 'multi-website re...
Brewers' Bounty: the rise of microbreweries
We all know a friend who has tried to make their own beer in a home-rigged brewery: more often than ...
Corporates still hungry for SME acquisitions
Why spend on R&D when acquiring a ready-made, smaller company can provide the product, service, tech...
Business rates reform leads to higher bills but greater opportunity
The government’s re-evaluation of the country’s business rates has driven up the tax bil...
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Buying a business with the sale in mind
In this video of our Deal Insight series, we talk to Jonathan Jay about exit strategies and buying a...
How the Autumn Budget will benefit small companies
Earlier this week the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, unveiled the much-anticipated Autumn Budget, a do...
Betting companies limber up for autumn of dealmaking
Some of the most globally renowned betting groups are preparing for a round of multibillion pound de...
Business buyers target buoyant UK manufacturers
The UK's manufacturing sector has entered into a period of expansion in what promises to be an ...
DEAL INSIGHT
What advisors do you need when buying a business?
Having the right advice when buying a business is really important, so in this video of our Deal Ins...
Why buyers are snapping up home-grown artificial intelligence businesses
There’s no avoiding the increasing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on our daily live...
A third of UK businesses slow to adopt modern tech
Nearly a third of all UK businesses surveyed for a new study have admitted to being slow at adopting...
UK pub sector in rude health as M&A activity climbs
Last orders are a long way off for the UK’s pub industry but, though appetite for deals in the...
Most costly buyer mistakes revealed
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Private healthcare surge brings new business opportunities
The private healthcare industry is growing fast and, with it, an abundance of new business opportuni...
Money for old hope: considering an aging workforce when buying a business
The UK’s workforce is aging, with even the most conservative estimates forecasting that in 202...
Why golf courses are great investments again
Thanks to recent modernisations of the sport’s image, golf courses are coming back into popula...