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Edward Playfair
Director of UK&I at Dealsuite
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Number of interested buyers for SME companies decreased, yet M&A outlook is optimistic
The UK&I M&A market showed signs of recovery, yet is not out of the woods. Sell-side M&A transactions increased by 4% in the first half of 2023 and the average EBITDA multiple remained stable. At the same time the number of interested buyers per...
Posts by Edward Playfair
The power of staying “cautiously greedy” in M&A
My 2023 outlook for M&A remains that despite uncertainty, there are big opportunities. But these will only be seized by companies brave enough to step from...
Societex: ‘It’s like a think-tank for us’
Wherever we are in the world, M&A professionals have a common language that allows us to work together and get deals done. Indeed, this was one of the founding...
Despite a significant drop in transaction volume, dealmakers remain optimistic
The second half of 2022 was far from straightforward for global M&A. This was certainly the case in the UK,...
Opinion: Reasons to be upbeat on UK M&A
When compared to the tumult of 2022, there seems a sense of relative calm in UK markets. Yes, the UK has problems – but the economic outlook isn’t as gloomy as...
RDCP Group & Dealsuite: The Benefits of Virtual Dealmaking
RDCP Group is a diversified investment firm based in London that controls $600 million of assets across multiple sectors. Led by founders, Sameer Rizvi and...
Opinion: What Rishi’s rise means for UK M&A
It feels like it was only yesterday when we were weighing up the prospects of PM Liz Truss… That’s because it (all but) was.
