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Buyers beware! The importance of due diligence in business acquisitions
Posted: 20/01/2023
When looking to acquire a business, the general principle is that it is the buyer’s responsibility to investigate the company or assets that it wishes to purchase, rather than the onus being on the seller(s) to disclose any problems. Consequently, the starting point is that the buyer assumes the risk of there being unexpected liabilities......>>
Buying a business – the first key steps to a successful acquisition
Posted: 15/12/2022
A company may decide to acquire another business for a variety of reasons. These could include the removal of a competitor from the market, a strategic desire to obtain control over an element of its supply chain, achieving economies of scale, the expansion of a group’s existing operations into a new field or to take advantage of available tax losses in the target company......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises Ori industries, a leading global cloud to edge platform provider, on its recent acquisition of Multy Cloud Ltd
Posted: 05/12/2022
The corporate team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised Ori Industries, a leading global cloud to edge platform provider, on its recent acquisition of Multy Cloud Ltd, an open source provider allowing developers to build infrastructure configurations that can be instantly replicated across any cloud......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - November 2022
Posted: 30/11/2022
November has seen some high-profile acquisitions and insolvencies, from the high street to Savile Row, as the lasting impact of the pandemic and ongoing pressure of inflation continue to squeeze the UK high street. Frasers Group has acquired Gieves & Hawkes, a bespoke tailors with five UK stores. Frasers Group, led by Mike Ashley......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises Heracles Productions Limited on the acquisition of full-length feature film ‘The Chelsea Cowboy’ from Life Begins Film Limited
Posted: 09/11/2022
Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised Heracles Productions Limited, a new venture company established by Tim Sargeant and Jake Seal, on the acquisition of all rights, materials and equipment relating to full-length feature film presently called ‘The Chelsea Cowboy’ from Life Begins Film Limited (in Administration) through its Administrators, ReSolve Advisory......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - October 2022
Posted: 28/10/2022
Over the last two decades, UK consumer spending on Halloween has gone from just £12 million to a predicted £687 million – an almost 60-fold increase. While nowhere close to America’s predicted spend of $10.6 billion, in the UK Halloween is now the third biggest shopping event for supermarkets, following Christmas and Easter......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - September 2022
Posted: 30/09/2022
Of the many measures contained in the UK government’s mini-budget announcement at the end of September, retailers had cause for celebration over the news that VAT-free shopping will be reintroduced, after it was somewhat controversially scrapped post-Brexit by former chancellor Rishi Sunak......>>
Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - August 2022
Posted: 24/08/2022
The phrase ‘revenge spending’, reportedly first deployed in the 1980s, characterises the incremental increase in consumer spending – relative to normal levels – after an unprecedented adverse economic event (such as a global pandemic). Put simply, revenge spending describes the urge to spend money to make up for the previous inability to do so......>>
Protecting your business - spot the warning signs and take early action
Posted: 19/08/2022
As challenging trading conditions in the UK economy persist, insolvency is a real prospect facing many companies. Businesses are increasingly likely to find themselves dealing with other businesses that are in financial difficulties or even insolvent. In such cases, the need to plan ahead, develop strategies to minimise problems......>>
Maximising the sale price of your business with an earn-out
Posted: 19/08/2022
Every seller is looking to maximise their potential return on the sale of their business. In this article, we consider the use of earn-outs to achieve this including the benefits, risks and key negotiation points for the parties......>>

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