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How to Raise Capital for Expansion Without Diluting Ownership

How to Raise Capital for Expansion Without Diluting Ownership

In a competitive and capital-intensive business environment, UK companies seeking to expand are often faced with a critical question: how can we fund our growth without giving up equity? At Cogency Corporate Finance, we help businesses nationwide — including in...

How to Minimise VAT Costs on Mergers & Acquisitions

How to Minimise VAT Costs on Mergers & Acquisitions

When buying or selling a business, professional fees such as legal, corporate finance, and advisory costs can be substantial. If these fees include Value Added Tax (VAT) and you are unable to recover it, the additional 20% cost can significantly impact the overall...

How to Sell Your Business Tax-Free Using a Holding Company

How to Sell Your Business Tax-Free Using a Holding Company

Selling your business can be a pivotal moment, and the structure of your ownership plays a crucial role in determining the tax implications of the sale. Utilising a holding company can offer significant tax advantages, potentially allowing for a tax-free...

23/24 M&A market – a huge challenge for mid-market PE

23/24 M&A market – a huge challenge for mid-market PE

Iain Campbell is a partner of Co-ency Corporate Finance, a mergers and acquisitions boutique serving the mid-market in the UK, Europe and MENA region, operating across all verticals but with particular experience in technology, the IT channel and passenger transport....

Mid-market M&A in 2023 update – keep preparing

Mid-market M&A in 2023 update – keep preparing

Iain Campbell is a partner of Co-ency Corporate Finance, a mergers and acquisitions boutique serving the mid-market in the UK, Europe and MENA region, operating across all verticals but with particular experience in technology, the IT channel and passenger transport....

Time for cash-rich companies to be making acquisitions

Time for cash-rich companies to be making acquisitions

An article by Iain Campbell and Ben Brierley of Co-ency Corporate Finance In a recent article we highlighted the downturn in both the global and the UK mergers and acquisitions market and how the number of global M&A transactions in in the first half of 2023 was...

Mid-market M&A in 2023 – Prepare, prepare, prepare!

Mid-market M&A in 2023 – Prepare, prepare, prepare!

An article by Iain Campbell of Co-ency Corporate Finance In the thirty or so years I’ve been working in mid-market and SME mergers and acquisitions, I have as you would expect witnessed a lot of change. The market has developed vastly in terms of the number and value...

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