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Most acquisition search processes fail in the same way: too many targets, too little filtering, and the wrong ones answer the phone. Plimsoll's 9-point Acquisition Score flips the process. Nine criteria, one tick each, ranking an entire industry by acquisition appeal in a single comparable number. Here's what each signal means and why it matters.
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2019
<p>Global growth is slowing as trade spats turn into all-out war. Stockpiling for a 29<sup>th</sup> March Brexit that never happened are no longer inflating figures. EU companies are swapping supply chains out of the UK in anticipation of a “no deal”. No wonder then that <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48497083">new data is showing that the UK manufacturing sector has contracted significantly in May.</a></p>
04 Jun
2019
<p>With the recent news that <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/uk-car-production-down-by-almost-half-last-month-11731396">car manufacturing output in the UK has plummeted by 45% in the past year</a>, the UK’s leading Motor Dealers are already nervously looking over their shoulders. Plimsoll’s latest analysis shows that dark clouds are circling the retail industry too.</p>
03 Jun
2019
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