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15 hours ago | 
beauhurst.com | John McCrea
Companies are staying private longer and raising multiple rounds of private funding before even considering an IPO. There are a number of reasons for this, though the main reason is there are simply more funds available now, with more capital available to deploy than ever before.
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1 week ago | 
beauhurst.com | John McCrea
Wealth creation in the UK is going through a challenging period, with our research revealing a downturn in wealth creation and liquidity events driven by private exits. We’ve also seen a 17% decrease in the value of fundraisings in 2024 compared to 2023’s figures (a reliable leading indicator of wealth creating events). Meanwhile, UBS’ Global Wealth Report 2024 has predicted the UK could see a 17% drop in volume of USD millionaires between 2023 and 2028 — the largest drop seen in the report.
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2 weeks ago | 
beauhurst.com | John McCrea
The UK rental market has grown exponentially since the turn of the century, through a combination of a contracting housing market and young professionals becoming increasingly mobile. Since 2000, and in the 12 months up to March 2025, average UK rent increased by 7.7%. It’s also estimated that in the UK are privately rented, .
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4 weeks ago | 
beauhurst.com | John McCrea
The UK is primarily a services-based economy, with legal and financial services amongst its most sought-after exports. The emergence of SaaS (software-as-a-service) solutions has only helped accelerate this. The legal technology industry was valued at roughly $26.9b in 2024. And with a compound annual growth rate of 9.5%, this is expected to reach $61.4b in the next decade.
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1 month ago | 
beauhurst.com | John McCrea
Segmenting companies by industry on Beauhurst is simple, and can help you target companies more likely to be facing the challenges that your product or service can solve. This keeps you close to your ICP. It’s also hugely important if your team operates on a verticalised basis, or if your company goes to market with multiple products and needs to tailor your messaging at scale. It also contextualises the datapoints listed above.
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1 month ago | 
beauhurst.com | John McCrea
With war in Europe and an increasingly unpredictable foreign policy from the United States, defence is on the political agenda for everyone. Defence spending in the UK is set to rise to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the current parliament, with 3% being mooted after the next general election. Elsewhere, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently earmarked €800b for a defence fund named the ReArm Europe Fund.
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2 months ago | 
beauhurst.com | John McCrea
There are a number of ways to find middle-market companies on Beauhurst, whether you’re looking for existing clients or potential new business opportunities. Here we’ll focus on two of the most popular ways our clients use the platform. Firstly, we’ll look at how you can find companies that fall into the mid-market classification we outlined earlier in the article.
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2 months ago | 
beauhurst.com | John McCrea
For business-to-business (B2B) companies, taking time to develop your ideal customer profile is an important step in ensuring your sales and marketing resources are focused in the right area. But where do you get started with this? Whether you’re starting from scratch, or simply refining an existing ICP, we’ll walk you through the essentials in defining that perfect customer — and showcase how a number of our clients use Beauhurst to find new opportunities.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
beauhurst.com | John McCrea
At Beauhurst, we’ve been using a combination of machine learning and the expertise of our data curation team to help produce the datasets you know and love on the Beauhurst platform. And with the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs), there are brand-new commercial applications for the technology being discovered every week.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
beauhurst.com | John McCrea
Acquiring a business is complex. The process is often inevitably lengthy, requiring extensive time for commercial research, in addition to thorough financial and legal due diligence. However, when done improperly, errors in due diligence can be costly, both financially and reputationally. In this guide, we’ll walk you through some of the key steps involved in an acquisition, and explain how some of our clients are using Beauhurst as part of their broader due diligence strategy.
