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Everything That’s Changing In The 2025/26 Tax Year 20 Mar 2025 - Changes include, first and foremost, the Capital Gains Tax and BADR rates, as well as Employers' NICs, Employer Allowance and National Living Wage.
What To Expect From Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement 20 Mar 2025 - The UK's growth has been sluggish in the half-year since the latest Autumn Budget, and Rachel Reeves is likely to announce spending cuts during her Spring Statement this 26th of March.
AgTech & Alternative Protein: 2025 Valuation Multiples 18 Mar 2025 Tech, Trends, Valuation - Inflationary pressures and supply chain crises brought multiples down well below pre-pandemic levels.
EMI Share Options Schemes: Requirements, Benefits & Timelines 26 Feb 2025 Employment, Policy, Tax - EMI schemes offer tax advantages to both employees and the granting company, while also being flexible in the way they can be stipulated
SEG’s 2025 Report Reveals SaaS M&A Metrics & Benchmarks 21 Feb 2025 Exit, Trends - This report includes metrics and benchmarks that SaaS M&A players on the buy side consider essential for investment and exit opportunities.
EdTech: 2025 Valuation Multiples 15 Feb 2025 Tech, Trends, Valuation - While Q4 2023 hinted at of an upwards tilt, multiples have since stalled: the median revenue multiple for EdTech companies was 1.6x in Q4 2024.
BioTech & Genomics: 2025 Valuation Multiples 12 Feb 2025 Tech, Trends, Valuation - Revenue multiples fluctuate between 5.5x and 7x. In Q4 2024 the median EV/Revenue Multiple for BioTech & Genomics companies was 6.2x.
2025: Five Predictions On This Year’s Trends, Market & Benchmarks 29 Jan 2025 Fundraising, Trends - It's hard to make predictions that are anything more than slightly educated guesses, but we thought we'd try anyway!
How To Assess AI-Native Companies Using Sapphire Venture’s 5D Framework 28 Jan 2025 Tech, Trends - Sapphire Ventures has come up with a system that they called "5D Framework" to assess AI-native applications.
UK & Ireland Reclaim EMEA Top Spot In M&A Activity 27 Nov 2024 Exit, Trends - After a sub-par performance in the first half of 2024, more companies in UK & Ireland have been the target of M&A deals.
Why Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) Are Growing Popular Post-Budget 26 Nov 2024 Fundraising, Policy - As they retained their tax efficiency amid Reeve's CGT crackdown, VCTs have become an increasingly attractive vehicle for UK investors.
How The US Republican Economy Could Affect UK Tech Businesses 26 Nov 2024 Policy, Trends - As Donald Trump gets elected President, his economic policies will have ripple effects for tech businesses worldwide, including the UK.