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Buyouts

News

Cheap deals drive bidding for UK firms to 14-year high

The combined value of takeover attempts involving UK targets reached almost $217bn in 2021, compared to $58bn during the same period in 2020

Private equity

Private equity buyout deals to slow down in face of Brexit uncertainty

But Q4 2018 private-equity deals hit 10-year high in run-up to Christmas

Mergers & Acquisitions

Top six things to consider when acquiring a company

Adam Binks, CEO of SysGroup explains the best ways leaders should manage an acquisition process.

News

Ocean Outdoor exits from Smedvig after four years

LDC has led a secondary buy-out of Ocean Outdoor on the back of the business increasing its revenue by three-fold during Smedvig Capital's four year involvement.

News

UK leads Euro buy-out community

While Europe saw a subdued start to 2012 buy-out activity, the UK has contributed 48 per cent of total deal value.

News

2M’s buy-out funded by Investec Growth & Acquisition

The debt package has allowed co-founder to buy his partner's shares.

News

RJD Partners backs Intrinsic buy-out

Mid-market private equity investors RJD Partners have backed the £30 million buy-out of Intrinsic Technology from its founder and majority shareholder Allan Gauld.

News

Buy-outs with bite

In the first six months of the year, private equity houses showed their appetite for food sector deals, according to a report by accountant and business adviser PKF.

News

The Art Group in private equity buy-out

The developer of a system allowing art gallery visitors to purchase prints via the internet has been acquired by turnaround specialist RCapital for an undisclosed sum.

Private equity

Buy-out failures almost certain, says Jon Moulton

Jon Moulton, the founder of private equity group Alchemy Partners, believes that the credit crunch will trigger a number of 'large leveraged buy-out failures' in the year ahead.

News

Credit crunch may hit buy-out market, research claims

The UK buy-out market has hit a record high of £8.5 billion for the first nine months of 2007, already 45 per cent higher than the whole of 2006, according to data from the Centre for Management Buy-out Research (CMBOR).

News

CEO leads Lambert Smith Hampton buy-out

The chief executive of property agency Lambert Smith Hampton is to buy the company with two of his fellow directors.

Partner content

Why upgrading your tech regularly will help your business grow

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Accounting and Finance Software

Desktop vs cloud accounting: What to consider 

What are the key differences between desktop and cloud accounting software, and what should you consider when it comes to choosing a solution for your business

Accounting and Finance Software

Accounting and financial management software: What you need to know 

Fast-growth businesses need a solution that can cope with the demands of an ever-increasing volume of data, transactions, and tasks.

Opinion

Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial