UK companies have a renewed hunger for M&As

Posted by Janice McGinn in Strategy & Planning on Thu, 18/06/2009 - 18:18

UK plc planning an M&A spree by 2012.

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The tattered economy is delivering some tantalising opportunities to expand The downside is more redundancies and falling sales Funding is available if you know where to look


75% of companies in this year’s Baker Tilly 2009 Owner-Managed Business (OMB) Survey are merge or acquire in the next three years.

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The Bottom Line: Britain still great for business

Political strategy needed to show that Britain is still great for business, says Richard Thomas

"Out of one side of his mouth, Gordon Brown is saying he will make Britain an attractive place to invest, but out of the other he is clobbering higher earners with 50%, which sends out the opposite message. Despite such political dabbling, Britain remains a great place to do business and we must play to our strengths in attracting investment. " Read more.

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