UK companies have a renewed hunger for M&As
UK plc planning an M&A spree by 2012.
Key PointsThe 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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