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The UK restaurant sector has seen what appears to be surprising turmoil over the last few months. But are its problems really so unexpected?

With the recent collapse of Monarch Airlines, the global airline industry has experienced a turbulent few months. Whether it’s been the increase in global fuel prices, the United Airlines booking scandal or the United States imposing travel restrictions, the industry and its major players have come under increased scrutiny.

With news of Peugeot taking over GM’s European operations in a complex multi-billion-dollar deal, M&A analysts Plimsoll have picked out 2 other companies that are highly attractive takeover targets for very different reasons. Could they be the next big news story in the Global Car market?

How many of us could have predicted 2020 and the impact it has had on every aspect of business life? We’ve seen some industries shuttered for months on end. Others have pivoted to new markets just to survive. Some companies across various markets have never been busier.

Traditionally, a typical acquisition strategy revolves around acquirers looking for a cut-price deal by preying on struggling and vulnerable businesses. The UK Food Manufacturing industry is no different.

2017 has already seen heightened acquisition activity involving UK companies and it appears to be showing no signs of slowing down.  

Continuously benchmarking your business performance and keeping abreast of the changes around you has always been one of those exercises you know you should do but don’t have the time. It often gets shelved amid day-to-day strife and is lost to that common tendency of busy managers to work in their business rather than on it.

Business values are recovering. The pandemic, that for two long years has throttled off value-added across the economy, has slipped from its perch atop the news cycle. Those that have clung to their business while staring into the abyss can surely start to plan how to recover their overall valuation in 2022 and beyond.

Philip Hammond’s latest Autumn budget has promised a plethora of initiatives aimed to help families cope with the cost of living.

Among acquisitions, elections and one of the biggest events in the automotive calendar, here’s what this week’s developments have meant for the markets - and how you can monitor industry changes at home and abroad with the Plimsoll Analysis.