UK Finance chiefs predict boost in takeovers, survey finds Mon, 12th Jul 2021 05:56 (Alliance News) - Spending by businesses is set to surge in the coming months with takeovers in the sights of UK boardrooms, according to new data. More than half of UK finance chiefs said they have also seen a full recovery in demand for their businesses, or expect to by the end of the year, the latest Deloitte chief financial officer survey found. In a shift away from last year's top priority of cost reduction at the height of the pandemic, more than three-quarters of finance chiefs now expect rises in capital expenditure.