Acquisition Insights
Search our comprehensive catalogue of insights on every aspect of the industry.
Note that some insights and reports are only viewable by Members.
Categories
Latest Insight Article
Hospitality insolvencies down, but recovery faces headwinds
- September 2026
Hospitality insolvencies fell sharply in August, as trade continued to be boosted by the UK’s hot weather and the men’s football World Cup. However, geopolitical uncertainty, government policy and upcoming legislative changes mean the sector’s recovery faces a number of headwinds. The latest...
-
FOR BUYERS Achieving Acquisition Goals
The current slowdown in the M&A marketplace now gives business owners a chance to look back and take...
-
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Capital Gains Tax Decision Delayed
It looks like the Chancellor is going to have a busy New Year with the Northern Rock crisis and prob...
-
FOR BUYERS 80% Tax Rise for Business Vendors
For the first time in recent memory, the British business community has united around a single cause...
-
FOR BUYERS VAT considerations when buying a business
VAT must be considered when buying a business, as with any corporate deal. If not addressed quickly,...
-
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Essential skills an MBI candidate requires to secure equity funding
A management buy-in (MBI), wherein the control of the business passes to outside management, will ty...
-
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Should you list on AIM
If you are a company looking to expand through acquisition, floating on AIM could be a viable way to...
-
FOR BUYERS Management Buyouts
Management buyouts are now one of the most popular forms of acquisition in the UK. Most often they a...
-
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Business tax reform being considered by Chancellor
Alistair Darling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been at the centre of concern over business t...
-
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Business tax reform being considered by Chancellor
Alistair Darling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been at the centre of concern over business t...
-
DISTRESSED BUSINESSES Buying a business out of insolvency
While buying a business out of insolvency may not seem an obvious choice, there are many advantages ...
-
FOR BUYERS Post Merger Integration: Branding
Mergers and acquisitions are today recognised as one of the key ways in which to promote a business'...
-
FOR BUYERS Buying a Business: completing the deal
Buying a business is a lengthy and complicated process. You've identified the right business for sal...
-
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Venture Capital Trusts: a great tax shelter
Prime minister-elect Gordon Brown has been the subject of a fair amount of criticism for widening th...
-
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Private equity under fire
As most readers will no doubt be aware there has been a fierce debate engulfing the private equity (...