Growth Capital Update: Q2 2023
Initial signs of recovery 299 deals completed +15% number of deals £1.43 billion growth capital raised
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Robust M&A activity defies economic pressures 144 deals completed +14% Moore Kingston Smith IT services index 60% deals backed by PE
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Investors remain cautious – bigger technology businesses benefit In the second half of 2022, we began to see the UK’s growth capital market cooling down, most likely as a result of increasing interest rates, which affect the affordability of transactions. This cooling down has continued into the first quarter of 2023, but longer-established businesses and…
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2023 is off to a flying start, defying predictions! Our annual round-up of 2022 reflected on what turned out to be a record year for M&A in the UK media and marketing services sectors, as confident dealmakers sought long-term opportunities, undeterred by a backdrop of economic and political uncertainty. Moore Kingston Smith’s deal tracker recorded…
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An encouraging start to the new year 162 deals completed +14% Moore Kingston Smith IT services index 67% deals backed by PE
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2022 in review: the UK’s growth capital market starts to come off the boil The UK’s growth capital market had another very good year in 2022 but was unable to match the dizzy heights of 2021, which was itself a record year for dealmaking. Interest in backing UK companies with high growth potential remained strong,…
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Steady as she goes 2022 has been a difficult year for many businesses. The domestic and global economies have been affected by such factors as commodity shortages, increasing inflation, higher borrowing costs and industrial disputes, not to mention the situation in Ukraine. However, political and economic uncertainty has created numerous opportunities for dealmakers, and M&A…
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M&A activity in the UK media and marketing services sectors – a review of 2022 2022 has been a difficult year for many, with the domestic and global economies affected by such factors as the situation in Ukraine, commodity shortages, increasing inflation, higher borrowing costs and industrial disputes. However, political and economic uncertainty has created…
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M&A in the UK IT services sector – Q3 2022 Moore Kingston Smith’s deal tracker recorded a total of 152 UK IT services deals in Q3 2022, which is marginally down on the 156 deals in Q2. Activity is still high when viewed in the wider historical context. However, it seems unlikely that 2022 will…
READ MOREProceed with caution – review of Q3 2022
Growth Capital Update – a review of Q3 2022 Our Q2 report reflected on what appeared to be signs of a slow-down in the UK growth capital market, with investors starting to take a more guarded approach to investing. That slow-down has continued into Q3, with the market remaining essentially flat. The number of deals…
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