SubtleBlade ⚔️Mar 15, 2024

#UK company #insolvencies jump 17% to 2,102 in February

More than 2,000 #UKfirms went bust last month, nearly a fifth more than the same time last year, according to new official figures
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2024/mar/15/uk-competition-watchdog-investigate-barratts-proposed-redrow-acquisition-china-house-prices-berkeley-us-rate-cut-rethink-business-live
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryEconomicIncompetence

McDonald’s says it’s trying to solve tech issues affecting some restaurants worldwide – business live

Global chain apologises to customers over IT problems which left customers unable to order food in countries including Australia, China, UK and Japan and led to temporary store closures

the Guardian
Poetry NewsJun 6, 2023

PE firms flush with cash
Attractive targets abound
UK-listed firms call

#privateequity #ukfirms #buyouts #haiku #poetry

https://www.reuters.com/markets/smaller-uk-firms-attractive-targets-pe-buyouts-2023-06-05/

Analysis: Smaller UK firms attractive targets for PE buyouts

Even as higher costs of borrowing continue to choke dealmaking, fund managers and bankers believe smaller UK-listed firms remain attractive to private equity players flush with unspent funds of nearly a trillion dollars.

Reuters