Ed Bartlett

Nov 11, 2024 | smeweb.com | Ed Bartlett |Ankita Agrawal

By Ed Bartlett, CEO, Hicomply For SME business owners, the news of increased Capital Gains Tax (CGT) announced in the Budget certainly wasn’t a welcome change. With a flurry of headlines already scathing at the barriers it brings for entrepreneurial behaviour, M&A and investment in the UK. CGT hikes will bring a new era of M&A. For those business owners considering sale, they need to be more tuned in than ever to the factors that will erode value when it comes to the due diligence process.