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CSA’s predictions for 2025

CSA’s predictions for 2025

2024 saw quieter growth and investment for many businesses, with slower deal flows for private equity sponsors at large. However,...

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Advanced Industrial Robotic Automation

Advanced Industrial Robotic Automation

Advanced robotic automation provides a means to overcome barriers to business in UK manufacturing and production created by rising costs,...

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Advantage through differentiation – the need for customer insight

Advantage through differentiation – the need for customer insight

Businesses seeking sustained market success must favourably differentiate their offerings to compete against rivals. Companies without an adequate understanding their...

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Catching the light at the end of the tunnel

Catching the light at the end of the tunnel

With rising geopolitical instability and a looming trade war, the risks for UK business in a flatlining domestic economy are...

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Business Review in the Entrepreneur-led SME

Business Review in the Entrepreneur-led SME

Entrepreneurial SMEs demonstrating sustainable earnings from a seemingly defensible position in a recognisable market segment are inherently attractive to financial...

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UK Cosmetic Interventions

UK Cosmetic Interventions

Personal image carries greater importance in today’s society. In an era dominated by social media, selfies and celeb-culture, today’s consumer...

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Visions of Opportunity and Language of Risk

Visions of Opportunity and Language of Risk

Investors, lenders and business owners may struggle to speak the same business language during a transaction. While business owners and...

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Evaluating Enduring Competitive Business Advantage

Evaluating Enduring Competitive Business Advantage

With the UK government spending heavily and choosing to increase the country’s borrowing and taxation at a time of rising...

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UK Retail Optical Eyewear and Eyecare

UK Retail Optical Eyewear and Eyecare

Eyesight degenerates with age and as the UK population grows older, opticians’ foot traffic will increase. Additionally, about 70% of...

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Presenting Uncouched Due Diligence Opinion

Presenting Uncouched Due Diligence Opinion

Private equity sponsors and corporate lenders requesting independent due diligence in connection with a transaction can face a tricky situation....

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Determining the Sources of Commercial Value in a Business

Determining the Sources of Commercial Value in a Business

Company owners, equity investors and debt lenders face a common challenge determining where true commercial value resides within a business....

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  • Evaluating Enduring Competitive Business Advantage

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  • Catching the light at the end of the tunnel

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  • Determining the Sources of Commercial Value in a Business

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  • Presenting Uncouched Due Diligence Opinion

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  • Visions of Opportunity and Language of Risk

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  • Advanced Industrial Robotic Automation

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  • UK Retail Optical Eyewear and Eyecare

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  • UK Cosmetic Interventions

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