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  • Business optimism rises but investment continues to lag

    Business owners are feeling more optimistic about the prospects for profits and growth this year, although the shadow of a double dip recession is still hovering. Around a third of business leaders think there is a high risk of recession this year b...  News | 21 Feb 2012

  • Tech M&A activity dips in volume and value

    The year started fairly quietly from the mergers and acquisitions perspective with the absence of any large deals. The latest survey of the M&A market from Regent showed that the there was a 20% drop in the number of deals in January compared to...  News | 15 Feb 2012

  • Banks fail to deliver promised credit

    The high street banks have failed to deliver the level of credit to SMEs that the pledged as part of Project Merlin. The banks were meant to hand out loans totaling £76bn last year but figures from the British Banking Association revealed that...  News | 13 Feb 2012

  • SMEs in the firing line as banks cut lending

    Credit for SMEs is set to become an even bigger headache as the volume of lending from the major banks drops. A warning sounded by Ernst & Young groups SMEs along with those individuals with credit prolems as likely to be the hardest hit as loan...  News | 06 Feb 2012

  • Government called to think again about protecting creditors

    The government's decision to abandon plans to make pre-pack administrations harder to enter into have been criticised for failing to protect creditors and vulnerable suppliers. The dreaded phoenix arrangement, where a firm goes bust but has already ...  News | 27 Jan 2012

  • Avnet Q2 brings greater profit returns for distributor

    Despite booking a very slight year-on-year dip in sales to $6.69bn (£4.27bn), Avnet CEO Rick Hamada was in bullish mood as he looked back on his first six months in charge, a period that saw improving profitability at its VAD division Avnet TS,...  News | 27 Jan 2012

  • M&A and public sector on agenda as Trustmarque aims higher

    Infrastructure and software VAR Trustmarque has revealed it may look to make larger acquisitions, potentially of similar sized businesses to itself, as it aims to build on the most successful 12 months in its 24 year history. Trustmarque boughtNimbus...  News | 27 Jan 2012

  • Insolvencies remain stable despite challenging economy

    The IT population remained fairly intact during the tough times of last year with the number of insolvencies holding firm compared to the levels of 2010. The final numbers of insolvencies collected by Experian indicate that 688 IT firms fell into in...  News | 24 Jan 2012

  • Project Merlin fails to deliver credit to SMEs

    SMEs continue to struggle to get their hands on credit through the scheme that was set up lasy year with the aim of improving the flow of funds to small businesses. The latest figures charting the progress of Project Merlin indicate that in the thre...  News | 23 Jan 2012

  • Tech M&A activity bounces back after poor start to Q4

    The tech mergers and acquisition market across Europe stabilised last month bouncing back after a drop in deals over the autumn. According to the latest research from Regent the end of the year saw the level of M&A activity in terms of deal numbe...  News | 16 Jan 2012

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