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As confidence dips, M&A can be vital in helping UK SMEs to attain growth
- March 2025
With the UK's economic outlook seemingly worsening once again over recent months, highlighted by the recent Spring Budget, concerns are mounting that SMEs may put off plans to invest, potentially harming their growth prospects. With organic growth remaining a long-term challenge, M&A could be transf...
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FOR BUYERS Global travel and tourism M&A stalls amid socio-economic issuesNew figures suggest that the socio-economic headwinds that have impacted many countries around the w...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS M&A still a priority for CEOs, despite headwindsNew analysis has revealed that M&A remains a strategic priority for CEOs in the UK, despite prevaili...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Should I invest in a VC fund or buy a business?Earlier this year, one of our M&A team had a conversation with a cashed-up serial entrepreneur who w...
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DEAL INSIGHT The biggest mistake a business buyer can makeIn this video of our Deal Insight series, we talk to Jonathan Jay, what he thinks is the biggest mis...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK remains top destination in Europe for M&A investmentAccording to the annual M&A Attractiveness Index Score, published by the Mergers and Acquisitions Re...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Retail M&A: Strategic acquisitions taking centre stage as market shiftsDespite an incredibly challenging trading environment and a difficult summer that has featured some ...
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FOR BUYERS Alternative financing options could be vital in tough M&A environmentIn the face of ongoing economic pressure, businesses have limited growth options. One of the few r...
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DEAL INSIGHT What was the first business that you bought?In this first video of our Deal Insight series, we talk to serial entrepreneur Jonathan Jay, about h...
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FOR BUYERS Scotland: Private equity M&A activity forecast to pick upFollowing a year which has seen private equity M&A activity slow down significantly (reflecting a br...
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SECTOR GUIDES Logistics M&A ploughs on despite headwindsM&A activity in the UK logistics sector has continued to grow, despite the issues facing the secto...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS “Expectation gaps” impacting M&A, but deal volume on the risePersistent high interest rates and rising inflation have led to “expectation gaps” arising betwe...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Private equity helps recruitment buck declining M&A trendPrivate equity activity is helping the UK’s recruitment sector buck the trend of declining M&A act...
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FOR SELLERS Behind the growing popularity of Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs)In the current economic climate, it can sometimes be difficult for owners to execute partial or full...
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FOR BUYERS Retail M&A hits 5-year high, but distressed deals fallMergers and acquisitions in the UK’s retail sector have increased to their highest level in five y...
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FOR BUYERS M&A opportunities forecast to increase after slow H1M&A opportunities are set to emerge over the coming months, despite a slow first half of the year in...
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FOR BUYERS Hotel M&A remains resilient despite challenging marketA new report on the UK hotels sector has revealed that M&A remains resilient despite a challenging m...