Brexit: an ongoing tale of uncertainty

In the world of corporate transactions, Brexit means uncertainty and its impact right now is largely negative

Katharine Byrne, partner, Corporate Finance, BDO

Katharine Byrne, partner, Corporate Finance, BDO, said: “A number of our clients continue to seek M&A opportunities presented by Brexit, however, at the moment it is harder for them to find those opportunities because of uncertainty around the negotiations.

“Mixed messages and the absence of qualitative information has further increased the level of uncertainty and nervousness among SMEs. This has been confirmed by our recent Optimism Index, where four out of five companies ...