12 posts categorised "Hospitality & leisure"

September 10, 2019 What does Brexit mean for your working capital? We analyse the UK’s performance on working capital in the run-up to Brexit, where abnormal cash-flow patterns will require close attention.

October 23, 2018 Steering through the headwinds: Optimising deal returns in a hotel sector facing weaker growth Hotel deal volumes in the UK have continued to soar in 2018 and we expect them to reach around £6.8 billion by the end of the year, higher than the initial estimate (£6 billion) in our Hotels Forecast earlier in the year. Yet, as the investor profile evolves and margins come under pressure, 2018 looks set to be the high water mark. Despite continued appetite for hotel investment in the UK, we expect deal volumes to fall by around a third to around £4.5 billion in 2019.

May 09, 2017 M&A in Europe update: The Brexit effect on Retail, Consumer & Leisure By James Archer Deal Activity European and UK M&A markets have continued their descending trend in deal volumes into Q1-17, with this drop appearing more...

April 03, 2017 M&A in Europe: The Brexit effect on Retail, Consumer & Leisure By James Archer 2016 was a tough year all round for M&A in the EU. M&A activity was muted leading up to the EU referendum,...

January 25, 2017 Deals update – what's happening in the leisure sector? By Rob Johnston and Eleanor Scott Since our last edition of the Leisure Deals update in May 2016, there have been some fairly unprecedented events...

October 12, 2016 Healthy eating: What’s on the eating out menu? By Lisa Hooker and Eleanor Scott Our latest survey on healthy eating shows that more and more consumers are thinking about healthy eating and are...

June 30, 2016 A taste of things to come: Trends in the restaurant sector By David Trunkfield and Rick Jones The restaurant sector might seem to be comparatively immune from some of the technological and other megatrends now confronting...

June 01, 2016 Deals update – what's happening in the leisure sector? By Eleanor Scott and Rob Johnston In our 3rd Leisure Deals update, we look to share what’s been keeping us busy and highlight some of...

February 11, 2016 Deals Index* – M&A 2015 review and outlook for 2016 By James Fillingham 2015 was a record breaking year for global M&A, with total deal value up 30% on 2014, breaking the $4tn barrier. With...

October 28, 2015 Deals update – what's happening in the leisure sector? By David Trunkfield and Lisa Hooker Following our update earlier this year, 2015 has continued to see an abundance of activity in the leisure sector....

October 20, 2015 UK Travel Industry – The uneven road through recovery and beyond By David Trunkfield and Rick Jones Last week marked the 8th annual T20 forum, and it gave us the opportunity to reflect on the travel...

May 21, 2015 PwC Deals Index – Quarterly deal volumes up 50% year on year* By James Fillingham With 268 deals completing in Q1 2015, our latest Deals Index shows that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal volume has increased by...

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