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Rainmakers wrapped - the best of 2025
A dozen highlights from a year of lively reporting on regional M&A
Dec 23
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Michael Taylor
RAC float could offer breakdown recovery to ailing stock market
Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world
Dec 19
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Michael Taylor
Homemove’s acquisition signals a new model for value creation in UK proptech
How AI is used to assess the quality and condition of homes
Dec 16
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'Transactional inertia' bites as we limp towards the end of 2025
Seasonal cheer does not extend to economic data or deal activity
Dec 12
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Scale up or get left behind?
Consolidation in the accountancy sector is continuing at pace
Dec 11
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The quiet power of manufacturing
Why the West Midlands’ most important sector deserves a second look
Dec 9
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Afroze Zaidi
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'If this was the glamour of an English pub, it was horrible'
Ted Hughes's Stubbing Wharfe offers little hope for a sector in desperate need of cheer
Dec 5
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The deal that was meant to redefine WH Smith
How a 'defining moment' has been dragged down by corporate failings
Dec 4
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3
Riders on the storm: how two advisers read the Midlands market
International interest is having an impact
Dec 2
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Sam Metcalf
2
November 2025
Tidy exit for LDC from ecommerce powerhouse
Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world
Nov 28
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Michael Taylor
Chancellor said the quiet bit out loud on EOTs
While the call for evidence on VCTs and EIS described as "weird"
Nov 27
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Michael Taylor
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The Secret Investor on AI and pre-Budget chatter
PLUS: Bonus piece from Peter Walker with a Scottish angle on the Par Equity Praetura Ventures merger
Nov 25
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