“UK dealmaking experienced its slowest third quarter in a decade, according to an Experian Market IQ report,” says Laurence Kilgannon, Digital News Editor at the Insider Media Limited.

There were 1,357 deals announced - the lowest third quarter total since back in 2012.

In the year to date there have been 4,782 transactions across the UK in the first nine months of the year, down by 14 per cent from the 5,553 deals announced over the corresponding period of 2021.