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Global M&A is roaring back — Q3 volumes jumped 43% YoY, the strongest rebound in a decade With ~$4tn in private-equity dry powder and receptive financing markets, the deal machine is accelerating Mid-market appetite is rising fast, especially in the UK ft.com/content/5a3fe5…

gavingibbons's tweet image. Global M&A is roaring back — Q3 volumes jumped 43% YoY, the strongest rebound in a decade

With ~$4tn in private-equity dry powder and receptive financing markets, the deal machine is accelerating

Mid-market appetite is rising fast, especially in the UK

ft.com/content/5a3fe5…

Shawbrook’s IPO could value the bank at £2bn. Good news for London — though many UK firms still choose foreign exchanges for higher valuations. reuters.com/business/finan… #Shawbrook #exitstrategy #IPO #exitlaunchpad

exitlaunchpad's tweet image. Shawbrook’s IPO could value the bank at £2bn.

Good news for London — though many UK firms still choose foreign exchanges for higher valuations.

reuters.com/business/finan…

#Shawbrook #exitstrategy #IPO #exitlaunchpad

BYD shares rose 3890% while Berkshire owned them. Bought in 2008 for $230m → worth $9bn by 2022. Buffett & Munger then began selling. A masterclass in exiting at the top & protecting downside. cnbc.com/2025/09/21/buf… #nextlevelgrowth #BYD #warrenbuffett #exitlaunchpad

exitlaunchpad's tweet image. BYD shares rose 3890% while Berkshire owned them.

Bought in 2008 for $230m → worth $9bn by 2022. Buffett & Munger then began selling.

A masterclass in exiting at the top & protecting downside. 

cnbc.com/2025/09/21/buf…

#nextlevelgrowth #BYD #warrenbuffett #exitlaunchpad

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Pret has written off a third of its 2018 JAB acquisition value. Like Costa, it hasn’t innovated → rising costs + stronger competition mean high prices no longer stack up. ft.com/content/10c47f… #pret #valuation #writedown

gavingibbons's tweet image. Pret has written off a third of its 2018 JAB acquisition value.

Like Costa, it hasn’t innovated → rising costs + stronger competition mean high prices no longer stack up. 

ft.com/content/10c47f…

#pret #valuation #writedown

By 2040, 40% of the UK population will be over working age (16–64). AI & automation help productivity, but we also need more skilled workers & top international talent to drive growth. ft.com/content/8bfdf5… #UKeconomy #Immigration #NextLevelGrowth

exitlaunchpad's tweet image. By 2040, 40% of the UK population will be over working age (16–64).

AI & automation help productivity, but we also need more skilled workers & top international talent to drive growth.

ft.com/content/8bfdf5…

#UKeconomy #Immigration #NextLevelGrowth

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Costa Coffee’s journey: 1995 → Whitbread £19m, <40 stores 2019 → Coca-Cola £3.9bn, 2,655 stores 2025 → Coca-Cola exploring £2bn sale, 4,000 stores For M&A, timing is everything. news.sky.com/story/coca-col… #Costa #CocaCola #ExitLaunchpad

gavingibbons's tweet image. Costa Coffee’s journey:

1995 → Whitbread £19m, &amp;lt;40 stores
2019 → Coca-Cola £3.9bn, 2,655 stores
2025 → Coca-Cola exploring £2bn sale, 4,000 stores

For M&amp;amp;A, timing is everything.

news.sky.com/story/coca-col…

#Costa #CocaCola #ExitLaunchpad

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Iceland says shoplifting costs £20m/year. Their fix? Alert staff and get £1 on your Bonus Card. Meanwhile, UK shoplifting hits 530,643 of fences (up 20% YoY) → highest since 2002-03. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #UKBusiness #UKRetail #Shoplifting

gavingibbons's tweet image. Iceland says shoplifting costs £20m/year. Their fix? Alert staff and get £1 on your Bonus Card.

Meanwhile, UK shoplifting hits 530,643 of fences (up 20% YoY) → highest since 2002-03.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

#UKBusiness #UKRetail #Shoplifting

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Britain’s largest chemical plant, Ineos’ O&P at Grangemouth, risks closure due to soaring energy costs, which are 4-5x higher than China/US, plus climate levies & higher NI. Hundreds of UK plastics firms could be affected. telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/… #Ineos #UKGrowth #EnergyCosts

exitlaunchpad's tweet image. Britain’s largest chemical plant, Ineos’ O&amp;amp;P at Grangemouth, risks closure due to soaring energy costs, which are 4-5x higher than China/US, plus climate levies &amp;amp; higher NI. 

Hundreds of UK plastics firms could be affected.

telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…

#Ineos #UKGrowth #EnergyCosts

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Nearly 1 in 4 estates paying IHT in 2022/23 included life insurance—7,458 estates hit, many avoidable with proper trusts Business owners, get your exit & finances structured right or risk overpaying tax. theintermediary.co.uk/2025/08/thousa… #ExitLaunchpad #InheritanceTax

exitlaunchpad's tweet image. Nearly 1 in 4 estates paying IHT in 2022/23 included life insurance—7,458 estates hit, many avoidable with proper trusts 

Business owners, get your exit &amp;amp; finances structured right or risk overpaying tax.

theintermediary.co.uk/2025/08/thousa…

#ExitLaunchpad #InheritanceTax

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