Articles in "Corporate Finance"

The optimal time to sell a business can be influenced by the potential tax implications. UK Corporate sellers can claim the “substantial shareholding exemption” (“SSE”) to exempt a gain on a sale from corporation tax.

Introduced in the 2018 Budget, the Structure and Buildings Allowance (SBA) enables businesses to reclaim a percentage of their costs on the construction of qualifying new non-residential structures and buildings.

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 was a busy year for mergers and acquisitions in East Anglia, according to one of the region’s leading Corporate Finance experts – and 2021 is set to see similar levels of activity.

Lovewell Blake’s Corporate Finance team has worked with Ashtons to facilitate a £4.5 million deal which will see Norfolk and Suffolk-based occupational health specialist firm Wrightway Health become part of specialist safety and regulatory compliance services group Marlowe plc.

At some point, most business owners will have considered the potential value of their business - perhaps when they are ready to exit, but also often in the years preceding this with a view to increasing the value before going to market. The big question though, how can the value be increased?

While it may feel as though the world has come to a stand-still you may be thinking to yourself, what exactly can I be doing to ‘get the house in order’ before a potential sale?

There are a multitude of factors to consider when valuing a company but COVID-19, and the wider economic impact of the pandemic, has created a more complicated landscape for valuation professionals.

A successful Norfolk company which runs two care homes for adults with complex learning disabilities has been sold to a major national operator.