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# Rarely seen anything like it

20 October, 2021

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We have rarely seen anything like the current market conditions for mergers and acquisitions. Several market segments are even exceeding the heady heights of deal making in 2000 and 2007. Our October edition of UK Private Company Director, the quarterly newsletter for directors of owner-managed, family and private equity backed businesses, shows that deal making among UK private companies remains exceptionally strong, as detailed in [this report.](https://www.corbettkeeling.com/hubfs/Files/UK%20Private%20Company%20Director%20Q3%202021.pdf)

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