CIL Insights

Mid-Market M&A Pulse Check 2022
There’s no doubt that 2021 was a record year for private equity, with investors charging out of the gate off the back of COVID. To date, this year seems to be trading in the same direction, with most of our respondents reporting a busy market, and expecting it to stay relatively busy throughout the next 12 months.
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As the importance of data in making everyday business decisions and longer-term strategic plays has increased, so too has the use of B2B information p...
Sector snapshot: business information providers Read more here -
Industrial automation has been reducing costs and increasing productivity in manufacturing since the 1940s. Recently the interest in deploying automat...
Opportunities within industrial automation Read more here -
The transition to a low-carbon future requires further electrification of the economy, particularly if we are to meet the targets set out in the Paris...
Charging ahead Read more here -
The rise of staycations? It’s still happening. While 2020 gave travel operators an unparalleled shock, and the state of the industry remains complic...
The changing British holiday Read more here -
CIL’s Consumer Pulse Survey has measured consumer sentiment throughout 2020, identifying changes in intent and long-term behaviour as we adjust to a...
Consumer sentiment in a COVID-19 world Read more here -
This week Boris Johnson announced an unprecedented boost to defence funding, with £16.5bn being promised to develop pioneering new technologies for t...
UK defence sector update Read more here -
The UK is in the midst of unprecedented uncertainty but there are genuine reasons for optimism over the long term. Sunday Times Economics Editor, Dav...
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A recent CIL survey of investment banks found that the use of vendor commercial due diligence (VCDD) has increased significantly
VCDD: Improving process, predictability and price Read more here -
CIL’s Investment 360 Index, now in its fourth year, is based on a survey of business and investment professionals which
Investment 360 Index FY21 Read more here