State of the Software & IT Services Sector We continue to live in uncertain times though we are reassured by the largely V shaped recovery of the UK economy, despite the recent spate of local lockdowns. With prevailing economic trends in mind, we are delighted...
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Tax Kites The Treasury have certainly been “flying some kites” recently regarding possible changes in the tax regime. Rumours abound regarding Capital Gains Tax (CGT) being aligned to Income Tax rates and, of more concern to sellers of private businesses, the possible abolition of Entrepreneurs’...
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M&A Silver Lining An enforced period at home, with time to consider strategic options, seems to be having a positive effect on the M&A market! Recent announcements have included Access Group’s acquisition of legal specialist DPS Software, Cognizant’s acquisition of New Signature (a US headquartered...
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Technology Continues to Drive Change Necessity is the mother of invention, and it also provides a useful kick up the backside to accelerate the adoption of “new” technology. With that in mind, we carried out our first virtual half-day seminar last week (building on our...
Continue readingNew Drivers Delighted to say that we completed a transaction last month in the agri-tech space. We brokered the sale of Orion Future Technology to the Milbank Group. Agri-tech is a good example of a sector that is likely to continue to prosper despite the disruption...
Continue readingThe New Normal I’ve spoken to many company owners in the Tech sector over the last 4 weeks and for most business is holding up well. That said it is more difficult to engage with new customers and I guess that will continue to be...
Continue readingPulling Together As we all now work from home (and given my whole family is now back, I use “all” in the widest sense) we can at least thank the availability of cloud services to allow almost seamless continuity. However, what is possible for a...
Continue readingMarch Market Misery A week is a long time in politics, and it appears also for COVID-19. The fact that the stock market has finally reacted should not be a surprise. We are already hearing from our own clients about possible product supply issues – if...
Continue readingNegotiating an Exit Well the UK has now officially left the European Union but negotiations are far from over. Whilst a few marked our departure with celebrations, for most it passed largely unnoticed – which is unsurprising since we are, until 31 December 2020, effectively...
Continue readingIs 2020 the Year for Your First Acquisition? When we are initially asked to look at acquisitions for a client, we spend the first few hours exploring why they shouldn’t! This may well employ a version of the ‘5 whys’ – an established methodology to...
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