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Lifecycle of a transaction: structuring an acquisition

In the first of a new series on the lifecycle of a transaction – from acquisition to operation and ultimate exit – Gemma Grunewald (DLA Piper) examines some of the key considerations for a buyer when structuring an acquisition.

In the pressured run-up to Christmas we might have been forgiven for forgetting that 2024 was a year of uncertainty for the UK filled with a General Election change in political landscape and the first Labour Budget in over a decade. Whilst we await the final M&A activity reports the mid-year statistics suggested that the UK saw a 20% decrease in volume from the same point in 2023. However as we enter 2025 it is hoped that investors will have greater confidence in the UK market and that the year-on-year increase in deal value continues its previous trend.

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