The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently released their report on mergers and acquisitions involving UK companies, outlining transactions that result in a change of control and have a value of £1 million or more between April and June 2024. ONS found the total number of mergers and acquisitions with Read more…
The Office for National Statistics recently released their Monthly Business Survey (MBS) that explores how over 10,000 businesses are fairing and their impact on the UK economy. The MBS gathers data from specific industries. This includes production in the UK and construction, retail and services in Great Britain – industries Read more…
The Sex Pistols are no strangers to being headline news but after a ruling in August they have been brought back into the limelight… this time not for their outrageous antics, but over licencing rights to their music. A new TV drama is set to hit our screens next year Read more…
The current lockdown will not end until at least 2nd December 2020 which may cause significant financial problems for some companies, in some cases leading to insolvency. Directors of companies in financial distress may incur personal liability for the debts of their company. Here are some tips and practical steps Read more…
With a new national lockdown having been imposed until 2 December 2020, many businesses may be concerned about how they are going to survive. However, some measures put in place by the government earlier this year to protect businesses against the threat of insolvency have now been extended. Below we Read more…
The press is reporting today that a fifth of small and medium-sized businesses in the UK are unlikely to have the cash they need to survive the next four weeks. In light of the Covid-19 crisis, the government has announced it is fast-tracking changes to insolvency laws, to help companies Read more…
Our head of corporate law, Rob Moore, provides business owners and managers with some sound advice on how to minimise the risk and disruption Coronavirus is causing… The Covid-19 outbreak is resulting in significant confusion for businesses, large and small. How exactly should you manage this unprecedented crisis? Whilst most Read more…
…drum up a new business. Our final piece of advice to you this Christmas is to get those drummers drumming up new customers who can’t wait to beat a path to your door. If you are thinking about starting a business or diversifying into a different area, the prospect of Read more…
…consider corporate social responsibility. Don’t let those pipers piping make you sound out of tune with the local community. For many companies in the UK and globally, corporate social responsibility has become a key feature of business strategy, decisions, activities and communications. This growing awareness and attention to community issues Read more…
…consider selling the business to the management team Would you join those lords a leaping, if an offer was forthcoming to jump out of your business? A management buyout, commonly referred to as an MBO, can have a number of advantages for both the company’s owner and the folks in Read more…