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Administrations and tentative confidence hint at retail M&A opportunities
- April 2024
Confidence is reported to be growing in the UK’s retail sector, despite insolvencies in the industry hitting a five-year-high over the past year. Optimism that conditions could be set to improve this year, combined with high levels of distress, suggests that there could be a wealth of opportunitie...
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FOR BUYERS Heads of Terms: An invaluable tool in M&AHeads of Terms (HoT), also known as heads of agreement, memorandum of understanding or letter of int...
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FOR BUYERS AI in M&A: How can buyers and sellers harness the technology?Before too long, artificial intelligence (AI) will come to play a central role in M&A on both the bu...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Brewing insolvencies up 82 per cent in 2023 amid hospitality woesResearch has revealed that the UK brewing sector saw a more than 80 per cent increase in insolvencie...
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DEAL INSIGHT Startup vs long-established companyLearn about the difference between acquiring a startup and a long-established business....
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FOR SELLERS Third of UK SME owners don't know company’s valueNew research has found that one-third of UK SME business owners (33 per cent) do not know the value ...
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SECTOR GUIDES UK insurance M&A defies EMEA slowdownA new report has revealed that M&A activity in the UK’s insurance sector increased last year, desp...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Dealmakers expect M&A disputes to increase in 2024A new poll has found that global dealmakers expect M&A disputes to increase during 2024 as a result ...
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FOR BUYERS Intellectual Property in M&A – The key due diligence considerationsIntellectual property (IP) is playing an ever more important role in M&A transactions, as companies ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS UK deal value rises despite tough conditionsNew data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed that UK M&A deal value increased durin...
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FOR SELLERS Selling a consultancy businessAs we’ve covered in recent insights on professional services and the environmental and sustainabil...
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SECTOR GUIDES Digital, automation and green transition set to revive manufacturing M&AA new report has forecast that digital transformation, automation and the green transition will be t...
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SECTOR GUIDES Quarter of UK hospitality firms have exhausted cash reservesAccording to a new survey, a quarter of UK hospitality companies say they have exhausted their cash ...
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Alternative lenders claim significant M&A market share in 2023New data has revealed that alternative lenders claimed a significant share of the UK M&A market in 2...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Cazoo’s struggles: Self-inflicted? Or a warning to the used car sector?As an online used car retailer launched within the last decade, Cazoo was in many ways a poster chil...
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DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Insolvencies forecast to keep rising before situation improvesUK insolvency levels could rise even further this year, despite signs of economic improvement, accor...