“No Gain without Pain” is an expression frequently used by athletes to reflect the often tiresome efforts that are required to achieve the success they seek. If you are a seller, the legal due diligence process involved in selling a company has some metaphorical similarities...
Continue readingThe current economic climate has produced more opportunities to buy on the cheap. But buying a distressed business is not for the faint hearted and should be approached with care. This brief report sets out some common themes from the perspective of an insolvency practitioner....
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Prism Corporate Broking secure deal to unite two leaders in audio marketing services. Prism Corporate Broking has aided in Premier Business Audio’s acquisition of industry competitor Advitel, for an undisclosed sum. Both organisations were established in 1996 and offer extensive audio marketing services. The deal...
Continue readingI had cause to be looking at the data we track on M&A activity in this sector and did a quick analysis of profit multiples of a pool of recent transactions. Now it would be all too easy to report a simple number here and...
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The team at leading corporate brokers, Prism Corporate Broking, has scooped a top industry award forDeal Maker of the Year 2014. This industry accolade rewards Prism’s professionalism and celebrates the recent deal regarding the sale of PCME Ltd to Environnement SA. PCME is a leading...
Continue readingDespite the last quarter dip in UK “growth” the market for mergers and acquisitions remains buoyant. Prism have seen a real upturn in the number of owner-managed businesses seeking an exit, which is broadly matched by business seeking acquisition. We consider in this months newsletter...
Continue readingThe team at Prism has announced more forthcoming dates for their popular ‘Maximise the Value of your ICT Business‘Seminar. The morning seminar introduces ICT and other technology driven business owner-managers to a useful toolkit...
Continue readingFrankly we’re astonished at the latest statistics recording Mergers & Acquisitions published. The sum of 73 domestic and cross border acquisitions in the UK in Q2 2014 seems, to us, to be a significant understatement. In the ICT sector...
Continue readingEnvironnement SA, leading European supplier of environmental monitoring systems, and PCME, leading European developer and manufacturer of continuous particulate monitors for industrial processes, are proud to announce the acquisition of PCME by Environnement SA. It allows the enlarged group to offer worldwide, the most advanced...
Continue readingInformation and literature management specialists Pi2 Solutions has been acquired by ProQuest in a deal led by Prism Corporate Broking. The multi-million pound deal will enhance ProQuest’s existing portfolio to allow them to boost their presence into the pharmaceutical industry, whilst Pi2 will benefit from...
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