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Articles and news on Mergers and Acquisitions, featuring latest M&A activity in the UK and Europe plus guides and advice on M&A strategy.

Mergers & Acquisitions

How to reduce the likelihood of an M&A failure

New research explains why so many mergers and acquisitions ultimately fail and what businesses can do about it.

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurial spirit: Sizing-up the UK takeover code

For fast-growth companies, the chance to buy and sell successful businesses is one of the ultimate long-term goals. Such ambition needs planning when it comes to the UK takeover code.

Mergers & Acquisitions

State of the market for UK mergers and acquisitions

Andy Currie, managing partner of Catalyst Corporate Finance gives his view on the state of the market for UK mergers and acquisitions.

Entrepreneurs

The UK is poised for growth: M&A activity up and number of businesses in UK passes 4m milestone

New figures show that M&A activity is up, despite Brexit volatility, and the number of companies in the UK has reached a record high – breaking the four million threshold for the first time.

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2017 Outlook: M&A trends to watch out for

Patrick Groarke, partner at Livingstone, looks back at a year of unprecedented political change for the UK, and how 2016’s emerging trends in M&A and private equity investment are expected to develop in 2017.

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Do you need a corporate finance advisor for M&A deals?

In the GrowthBusiness M&A Guide, Price Bailey's Sarah Moores highlights the role of corporate advisors in dealmaking.

Mergers & Acquisitions

De-risking mergers and acquisitions

Payne Hicks Beach legal experts, Nick Sayers and Howard Taylor outline ways to hedge against risks in corporate acquisitions and disposals, whether you are a buyer or a seller.

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M&A dealmaking down but not out

In the GrowthBusiness M&A Guide, we examine the opportunities for UK businesses to grow through a fundraise, merger or acquisition.

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Board control: six ways to protect yourself in a merger or acquisition

Corporate responsibility is high on the Prime Minister's agenda with reason. PwC Legal's Bryan Shaw and Stuart Hatcher outline three ways to prepare yourself for M&A and keep your board in check.|Corporate responsibility is high on the Prime Minister's agenda with reason. PwC Legal's Bryan Shaw and Stuart Hatcher outline three ways to prepare yourself for M&A and keep your board in check.

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UK M&A activity post-Brexit: what’s the verdict?

According to Thomson Reuters' scorecard for Q2 2016 looking a trends in deal making, UK M&A activity totals $95 billion (£72 billion), down 53 per cent compared to year-to-date. However, industry figures contradict the assertion that deal making may slow post-Brexit.

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How to run the perfect M&A deal

Recent research by ansarada suggests that the average dealmaker aims to close eight M&A deals a year, but only close four. It also found that on average 12 days are wasted in a typical deal. Clive Cooper outlines how to overcome roadblocks to a seamless deal.

News

Top 15 M&A deals of 2015 revealed

Thomson Reuters report shows US dominance and big deals in healthcare & food sectors.