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Why acquisitions fail

When it comes to planning a successful takeover, management teams need to do more than trust to luck. 
 

CEO Profile: Michelle Feeney

After working in the beauty industry for 20 years, Michelle Feeney was approached by private equity investor LDC in 2007 to join self tan business St Tropez as CEO.  

 

 

Not so clean exits

The M&A market was not kind to sellers last year. James Harris finds out whether conditions are likely to improve in 2010. 
 

ScanSafe's big exit

Cisco Systems is to acquire web security software company ScanSafe for $183 million (£110.6 million). James Harris meets the company's founders 

 

 
 

Advice Clinic:
Acquisitive companies

Peadar O'Reilly,, a regional director at Venture Structured Finance, outlines the characteristics of acquisitive companies in the current M&A market.

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Budget breakdown 

M&A speak to entrepreneurs and experts to find out what the Budget announcements really mean for businesses. 

North West M&A resists the crunch

M&A activity in the North West of England held up better than most regions in the UK last year, according to research by Zephyr.