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“Are we there yet?” the long road to a £50m deal for the coach holiday kings
Sheryl Moore gets out the beef paste butties for a trip into the world of coach holidays
Oct 13 • TheBusinessDesk.com

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Boots sale poses important questions of intent
Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world
Oct 9 • Michael Taylor
Why Serenity Parks is betting big on the UK’s fragmented residential parks market
Seven acquisitions point towards a consolidation strategy targeting scale, recurring income and national coverage
Oct 8 • Sam Metcalf and TheBusinessDesk.com
The tech platform aiming to simplify M&A
In the hip business campus of Manchester’s Campfield, something is stirring
Oct 6 • Michael Taylor
Bob Holt backs Earnz takeover - Foresight moves in on nursery sector
Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world
Oct 2 • Michael Taylor
The accountants are coming for the lawyers
Accountancy groups are expanding into legal services as consolidation reshapes Britain’s professional services market
Oct 1 • Sam Metcalf and TheBusinessDesk.com
Scottish spin-out success masks scale-up funding gap
Peter Walker looks at the a sharp drop in spin-out deals in Scotland
Sep 29 • TheBusinessDesk.com
Back to school, AO happy snapping and Harworth board accepts higher Peel bid
Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world
Sep 25 • Michael Taylor
PE-backed tech group has eyes on £100m prize
Ellie Hollinshead on what’s next on TXP’s buy-and-build shopping list
Sep 24 • TheBusinessDesk.com and Ellie Hollinshead
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