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Mergers & Acquisitions

The strategic use of technology to control M&A costs

Alastair Molyneux, legal consultant at Kroll Ontrack, and Gustaf Duhs, head of competition and regulatory at Stevens & Bolton, look at how technology can reduce data volumes, target key data more quickly, and reduce the time and cost of reviewing it in M&A deals.

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Finding a winning formula for closing acquisitions

With the sixth annual M&A Awards producing some worthy winners, GrowthBusiness talks to some of the victors to find out the attributes needed for high-quality deals.

Mergers & Acquisitions

TV rights distribution business behind The Inbetweeners sold to Modern Times Group

London-based Digital Rights Group has been acquired by Modern Times Group for a consideration of £13.2 million.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Agile lower mid-market businesses key to driving deal flow

Ian Sale, managing director in the Acquisition Finance team at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, analyses how the performance of the lower mid-market could lead to its own investment focus. 

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Investment for business growth video: How acquisitions can accelerate growth

As part of an exclusive roundtable hosted by GrowthBusiness, we speak to four Business Growth Fund investments to see how M&A is working now capital is on the table.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Investment for business growth: Taking on capital for acquisitions

Acquisitions form an important part of many company development plans, and is a strategy currently being supported by the Business Growth Fund. GrowthBusiness meets four of its portfolio companies to find out how.

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ISIS Equity Partners kicks off 2013 dealmaking with LBM exit

Investment firm ISIS Equity Partners has ended an eight-year involvement with LBM Direct Marketing by exiting its investment.

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Technology M&A in the UK set for exciting year backed by private equity and corporates

Cash rich corporates are set to bolster the performance of technology mergers & acquisitions in 2013, accountancy firm BDO predicts.

Mergers & Acquisitions

ISIS Equity Partners kicks off 2013 dealmaking with LBM exit

Investment firm ISIS Equity Partners has ended an eight-year involvement with LBM Direct Marketing by exiting its investment.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Technology M&A in the UK set for exciting year backed by private equity and corporates

Cash rich corporates are set to bolster the performance of technology mergers & acquisitions in 2013, accountancy firm BDO predicts.

Mergers & Acquisitions

European austerity measures stifling M&A activity, say dealmakers

Dealmakers in Europe want to see governments drop plans for austerity measures and resort to spending in order to stimulate mergers and acquisitions in 2013.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Avoiding a false positive in mid-market M&A

Daniel Ball, director at software company Wax Digital, looks at what must be considered before, during and after any merger transaction.

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New Takeover Code sees bid periods halved

A year on from the implementation of a new Takeover Code in the UK, new findings show that 57 bidders have been subjected to a 'put up or shut up' deadline.

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Why are UK businesses so attractive to overseas buyers?

With M&A now being conducted on an increasingly cross-border basis, Raymond Fagan, partner at Cavendish Corporate Finance, looks at why UK businesses are an attractive option for overseas buyers.