Foreign buyers are snapping up UK tech firms

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A weak pound and incoming recession have made UK firms an attractive target
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A weak pound and incoming recession have made UK firms an attractive target

Brexit, Covid, a struggling pound and an incoming recession have crashed UK valuations

British tech firms have become attractive acquisition targets for foreign businesses, posing a risk that the UK market could lose what little access it still has to high-growth assets. For examp...

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