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The FTSE SmallCap index will cease to exist by 2028 at the current run-rate, given the minimal IPO activity in the UK, Peel Hunt has warned.

Take-private transactions comprised the majority of announced firm offers for UK M&A in 2023, according to Peel Hunt’s UK Takeover Trends Report.

M&A activity in the UK for the first half of 2023 has fallen year-on-year as the volume of deals completed fell by 21%.

The number of M&A transactions at the start of 2022 decreased sharply compared to previous quarters.