SECTOR GUIDES
With the Autumn Budget looming, new insolvency figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed a year-on-year increase in insolvencies during October 2025, as companies continue to face significant economic unc...continue reading
SECTOR GUIDES
Looking at some of the recent high-profile retail collapses, it is easy to draw grim conclusions about the state of the retail market. Just in the past year, we have seen the likes of Hobbycraft, Claire’s, Poundland, Pizza H...continue reading
FOR SELLERS
When valuing a business ahead of a sale, many owners will instinctively refer to their business’ bottom line, making either net profit or EBITDA the core of their valuation. However, a more accurate way to measure a business’ ...continue reading
DISTRESSED BUSINESSES
The number of businesses in financial distress has risen sharply over the past year, with inflation, economic uncertainty and tax increases all weighing heavily on UK companies ahead of November’s Autumn Budget. According to t...continue reading
FOR SELLERS
Retiring or stepping back from a business are the primary motivations for business owners seeking to sell their companies, according to a new poll of commercial finance brokers. Approximately one in seven respondents to the survey...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Business Sale Report (BSR), the UK’s leading platform for private company M&A intelligence, has launched the BSR Deal Value Index, a new interactive benchmark that tracks actual acquisition values achieved across the UK privat...continue reading
SECTOR GUIDES
Valuable mix of resilience and innovation drive TMT dealmaking During the first half of 2025, the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector has emerged as one of the most active for M&A transactions, both in the UK ...continue reading
FOR BUYERS
Amid global uncertainty, M&A due diligence periods are getting longer as dealmakers seek to reduce risks. However, for both large companies and SMEs, long due diligence periods run the risk of creating deal fatigue and have been s...continue reading
SECTOR GUIDES
Mergers and acquisitions in the UK and Europe’s fintech industry have accelerated over the past year, with companies increasingly targeting acquisitive expansion as tough financing conditions impact investment-led growth plans. ...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Findings from a 2025 CBI survey revealed that 38% of surveyed UK firms reported a significant increase in regulatory burden over the past five years. Despite recent government initiatives to reduce this burden, regulations are e...continue reading
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