Shaw & Co, the specialist corporate finance advisory firm, has launched its latest free interim analysis of the Automotive, Transport & Logistics (AT&L) industry.

The ‘Shaw Report’ features a summary of M&A deals that have been completed since the launch of Shaw & Co’s annual AT&L report last October and provides SMEs with valuable insight regarding their latest acquisition prospects.

Key findings include:

• 52 M&A Deals: There was a fall in M&A activity compared to the previous corresponding period.

• This has been a slightly challenging period for M&A with ATL due to cost and inflationary pressures.

• The recent weakening of the pound is likely to make UK businesses more affordable to foreign buyers. Therefore, in the next period we would expect to see the ratio of UK to overseas buyers become slightly more equal.

A full copy of the report is available here

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