Private Companies

Retail is transforming. Retailers need to reduce costs and increase efficiency in a challenging market where consumer spending is being squeezed and costs are rising.

Knowing what will come next in tech, media and telco trends has become a key competitive differentiator and can give your business a leading edge. That is why each year, we’re presenting our view on the major trends from the industry that will impact UK businesses.

Despite the big shifts in 2016, M&A markets managed to hold up well. The year ended with $3.2 trillion worth of announced deals, about 16 per cent down on the record-breaking figure in 2015, but still the third best year in the last ten, while the volumes were 2.6 per cent higher than 2015.