Scale up or sell up?
Your business is growing successfully and you’ve had an acquisition offer. Should you exit or play the long game? Our Young Guns alumni advise business owners on whether to stick or twist….…
Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions are explained in Growing Business’s tips on acquiring a business and planning an acquisition strategy. Growth by acquisition has obvious advantages for market share– but is your business ready for it? And can you manage the associated risks of company acquisitions? Below, we’ll help you make sure you understand why acquisitions fail, decide whether you should buy distressed assets and discover all you need to know about buying another company.
Buying failed businesses
With companies going bust left, right and centre, Growing Business investigates buying businesses in a downturn…
Company turnaround acquisitions
Matt Thomas reveals how to make sure what seems a small gamble doesn’t end up costing your business a fortune…
Young Gun-founded Limelight PR acquired by communications agency Acceleris
25-strong company’s Harrogate, London, and Dubai offices will operate under existing names but work together as one business…
Young Gun-founded MVF acquires US technology website Tech.co
Part of the London-based consumer generation firm’s ambitious growth plans, MVF previously acquired Startups.co.uk back in February 2017…
Dragons’ Den star Jordan Daykin acquires VPS – the business founded by his father
Launched in 2004, automative firm Vehicle Preparation Services Group (VPS) has a number of revenue streams, including number plate manufacturing…
Young Gun-founded Snaptrip raises £2.1m and acquires Last Minute Cottages
The Startups 100-ranked holiday booking platform will also use the fresh injection of cash to fuel its expansion into mainland Europe…
MadeSimple Group acquired by call answering service Moneypenny
MadeSimple’s 45 staff will continue to work in London, benefitting from Moneypenny’s services to boost its offering…
Short term car insurance firm Tempcover completes £13.3m management buy-out
Set to expand due to the rise of the gig economy, the deal included a £7.5m investment from Connection Capital and a £5.75m debt package from Santander…
Bright Network acquires graduate hire-matching platform Intern Avenue
Deal will allow careers network, founded by Young Gun James Uffindell, to work with smaller growth-oriented businesses…
On-demand laundry and dry cleaning service Zipjet acquires French competitor
As part of the merger, the Startups 100-ranked business will appoint Cleanio founders Florian Legris and Richard Gozlan to its team…
Airbnb management company GuestReady raises £2.3m and moves HQ to UK
Backed by Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich, the proptech start-up has also acquired London and Paris-based competitor Easy Rental Services…
Food and drink offers app Happiour snatched up by MyVoucherCodes
App has partnered with LEON, Starbucks and Jamie’s Italian, and will now have access to MyVoucherCodes' seven million-strong audience…
CheckoutSmart acquires German competitor to cash in on European market
Having acquired Scondoo, the cashback app says it now has access to over 100 million potential new customers, and plans to develop its tech platform…
Netcall aquires software platform MatsSoft to enter the growing low-code market
The deal follows BGF Quoted's £7m investment in Netcall, and will see the tech business increase its cloud presence and gain more customers…
Six-year-old watch brand Olivia Burton acquired by Movado Group in £60m deal
Young Guns company will remain under control of founders Jemma Fennings and Lesa Bennet from London HQ…
Young Gun-founded Bright Network acquires millennial-focused platform WEXO
Recruitment firm Bright Network will integrate the internships portal’s commercial relationships and network of candidates...…
Small business legal platform Linkilaw has acquired legal comparison site LawyerFair
The acquisition will help the legal tech firm fulfill its aim of delivering the "most comprehensive, cost effective and flexible legal service for small firms"…
Workforce management software provider Selima acquired by The Access Group
Deal will expand Access Group's range of products for the UK academy schools sector and creates new products for retail and hospitality…
London-based e-commerce firm Paddle merges with software company DevMate
Young Gun founded e-commerce platform will fully integrate software company’s products to create an enhanced platform for software businesses…