Archive - Rainmakers

“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

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

September 2026

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

The arm twister general: Michael Moore the politician turned Rainmakers advocate

Michael Taylor heads to London to interview the UK Private Capital chief executive

Sep 22 • Michael Taylor

Drinks brand bubbling after Bartlett boost

Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world

Sep 18 • Michael Taylor

The Secret Investor on PXN’s run, taking money off the table and the Burnham Budget

The Secret Investor shares some insights on the mood on the padel courts

Sep 17 • Michael Taylor

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