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London, UK, 4th April 2018: Mergermarket, leading M&A data and intelligence provider, has released its Q1 2018 Global M&A Report with financial advisor league tables. According to new research, the extraordinary surge in dealmaking seen at the end of 2017 has continued through into 2018 as global M&A hit its highest Q1 value on Mergermarket record (since.....
Mergermarket, an Acuris company, has released their full year 2017 global M&A trend report. Highlights of the report include: Global M&A fell just short of previous years, as uncertainty appeared to take its toll on investments. M&A dipped 3.2% by value to US$ 3.15tn (18,433 deals) in comparison to 2016 (US$ 3.26tn, 18,592 deals). This makes.....
As 2017 draws to a close, we look back at 5 trends that have defined M&A activity over the last 12 months. Consumer M&A Rapid consumer change gives way to buy and build M&A in the sector. M&A in the Consumer sector has hit its second highest value since the financial crisis as a result of changing technology and consumer habits. The.....
London, United Kingdom, 8th December 2017: Mergermarket, leading provider of M&A data and intelligence, announced the winners of the 2017 European M&A Awards last night at a gala dinner at Banqueting House in London. The judging panel named 42 winners in financial and legal advisory from the region. The rigorous judging process included an analysis of.....
Mergermarket, an Acuris company, have released their H1 2017 Global M&A Trend Report. According the the report, global M&A in the first half of the year has seen an 8.4% increase by value despite 1,117 fewer deals on the same period last year. H1 2017 recorded US$ 1.49tn across 8,052 deals, compared to US$ 1.38tn with 9,169 deals. According to Mergermarket.....
• 2nd Middle Eastern M&A Awards announces top names in regional M&A • EY tops the regional M&A financial advisor rankings • Clifford Chance is named regional M&A legal advisor of the year Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 9th May 2017: Mergermarket, the world’s leading news and intelligence service for mergers & acquisitions, last night announced.....
Mergermarket’s 1Q17 Regional Flash Reports have been released. Detailed trend reports for each region are included in all eight reports. By providing insight and analysis, these reports provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the M&A climate, trends, and developments within specific geographic locations throughout the Americas. To learn.....
Mergermarket's 2017 Q1 Global Trend Report shows that global dealmaking so far has remained resilient in the face of an uncertain year, with 3,554 deals worth US$ 678.5bn announced in the first quarter representing an 8.9% increase in value compared to the same period last year (4,326 deals, US$ 622.9bn). Due to ongoing uncertainty regarding upcoming European.....
According to Mergermarket data, private equity remained stable with regard to value as well as number of recorded transactions within the last three years. Some key trends for 2016: Buyouts increased 2.7% by value, while exits decreased by 6% compared to previous years. TMT was a dominating sector with a 24.5% global buyout market share, and energy being.....
Mergermarket’s 4Q16 Regional Flash Reports have been released. Detailed trend reports for each region are included in all eight reports. By providing insight and analysis, these reports provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the M&A climate, trends, and developments within specific geographic locations throughout the Americas. To learn.....
Katharine Dennys, EMEA Research Editor at Mergermarket, speaks to Ed Bowsher on Share Radio's Afternoon Show to discuss the world of M&A over the past year including the potential future of mergers and acquisitons and the effects of the current geopolitical environment with Brexit and the nature of Donald Trump's presidency all in question. Click.....
Mergermarket's 2016 Global Trend Report shows that dealmakers were forced to navigate a sea of change during 2016, as the populist vote swept across the global political stage. Despite a series of political shockwaves, global M&A activity (17,369 deals, US$ 3.2tn) managed to reach its third highest deal value since 2007 (US$ 3.7tn), despite value dropping.....
Bank of America Merril Lynch won European Financial Adviser of the Year knocking Goldman Sachs from the top spot. An audience vote awarded the merger of Lafarge and Holcim the accolade of ‘Deal of the Decade’ for the first time in the history of the awards which is now in its 10th year. Rothschild picked up an impressive three awards including.....
Mergermarket’s 3Q16 Regional Flash Reports have been released. Detailed trend reports for each region are included in all eight reports. By providing insight and analysis, these reports provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the M&A climate, trends, and developments within specific geographic locations throughout the Americas. To learn.....
Mergermarket's Q3 trend report shows that global M&A dealmaking in 2016 has not been able to achieve the same record heights reached last year, with political uncertainty, increased regulation and decreased confidence all weighing down activity. To-date in 2016, 12,283 deals worth US$ 2.2tn represents a 20.2% value decrease compared to the same period in.....
Mergermarket’s 2Q16 Regional Flash Reports have been released. This quarter’s discussions feature Dean Stephens, former CEO of Healthline. Healthline Networks sold to private equity firm Summit Partners for USD 96m in January 2016. Stephens discussed the details of the deal. To learn more about Healthline and to view in depth regional trend reports,.....
Mergermarket’s H1 trend report shows an uncertain environment caused by the UK’s referendum on European Union (EU) membership and US elections negatively impacting M&A activity setting global M&A back 26.8% compared to H1 in 2015. Key highlights from the report include: • Brexit leads to dealmaking crash • China breaks European.....
Mergermarket is pleased to release the half-year edition of Deal Drivers EMEA, in association with Merrill Corporation. This report provides an in-depth review of M&A activity for the half-year of 2016, offering key insights into how announced deals for H1 2016 will impact M&A for the year ahead. Highlights from the report include: Transatlantic.....
Kirsty Wilson, Global Research Editor, speaks on Share Radio’s Morning Money show and shares an insight into the post-Brexit market mood and potential future effects on mergers and acquisitions. Click here to listen to the interview.
Mergermarket’s 1Q16 Regional Flash Reports have been released. This quarter’s discussions feature Chase Sanders, Managing Director at Baird Global Investment Banking. Chase’s team was the exclusive financial advisor to CenTrak, a Pennsylvania-based hospital location technology company, once they were acquired by Amersham, a UK-based safety, health.....
Mergermarket’s regional and sector trend reports for Q1 2016 have now been published. Links to the reports can be found below: Regional reports UK Germany Sector reports Energy, Mining & Utilities Industrials & Chemicals
Mergermarket’s Q1 trend report shows China as being at the centre of Global M&A in 2016, with deal values amounting to US$81.7bn. Key highlights from the report include: China contributed 26.3% to total Global deal value Industrials & chemicals dominates, with US$144.7bn of deals Outbound deals amounting to US$597.4bn The China National.....
With Mergermarket’s Q1 2016 M&A report launching tomorrow, Alex Tarrant, Assistant Editor at Dealreporter, Acuris, spoke on CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning to provide a sneak peek into the findings covered in the report. Alex also participated in a discussion around China’s M&A strategy and the assets in which they have recently invested in. This discussion.....
Mergermarket’s 4Q15 Regional Flash Reports have been released. This quarter’s discussions feature Robert Turnham, President and Chief Operating Officer of Goodrich Petroleum. The Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company recently closed on the sale of 13,000 net acres of leasehold in the Eagle Ford Shale in Texas for USD 116m. Robert.....
Matthew Robinson, Mergermarket & Debtwire Events Director, speaks on Share Radio’s Morning Money Show about our upcoming M&A Awards. He also offers an insight into the world of mergers and acquisitions. Click here to listen to the interview.
Acquisition fast-tracks strategic plans to grow risk & compliance division 11 November 2015, London, New York, Hong Kong Acuris, a BC Partners portfolio company, announced today that it has acquired C6 Intelligence. Headquartered in the UK, C6 is a highly effective provider of global risk intelligence and data. Against a challenging economic.....
Mergermarket’s 3Q15 Regional Flash Reports have been released. This quarter’s discussions feature Marcos Flesch, a partner at law firm Souza Cescon Barrieu & Flesch Advogados, and the legal advisor for Bematech. Bematech is a multinational Brazilian manufacturer of cash registers and other point-of-sale hardware. In August, Bematech was acquired by TOTVS,.....
Paul Francis-Grey, Mergermarket Deputy Editor EMEA, discusses the company’s latest Deal Drivers report, which reveals that Megadeals lead the way in H1 2015. Click here to listen to the interview.
Megadeals lead the way in H1 2015 London: The half-year 2015 edition of Mergermarket’s EMEA Deal Drivers show that while deal volume has slowed across the region – down 15% year-on-year (YoY) with a total of 2,779 announced deals recorded – deal value has seen a significant boost on last year’s figures, up 16% and recording a total of €414.8bn. “Confidence.....
Peter Cromberge, South African Bureau Chief of Mergermarket speaks to CNBC Africa for the ‘power lunch program’. During the interview, he discussed about ’Is the South African macro-economic environment conducive for merger & acquisitions and listing activity?’ Click here to view the interview.
Mergermarket’s 2Q15 Regional Flash Reports have been released. This quarter’s discussions feature Steve Yager, Senior Managing Director at The Gores Group. In January, the equity firm announced the acquisition of US Farathane for more than USD 500m. The Gores-led investor group bought a majority ownership in the company by acquiring the family.....
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Mergermarket releases its Global M&A Trend report with Legal Advisors League Tables for H1 2015 Highlights include: Confident management teams and shareholders in 2015 continue to rally M&A totals. The value of M&A announcements during H1 2015 increased 11.6% compared to the same period last year with US$ 1.70tn-worth of deals versus US$ 1.52tn.....
Mergermarket releases its Global M&A Trend report with Financial Advisors League Tables for H1 2015 Highlights include: Confident management teams and shareholders in 2015 continue to rally M&A totals. The value of M&A announcements during H1 2015 increased 11.6% compared to the same period last year with US$ 1.70tn-worth of deals versus US$ 1.52tn.....
Elaine Green, senior deputy editor at Mergermarket, speaks to Share Radio about the latest developments in Greece. Click here to listen to the interview.
Bargain-hunting drives Greek M&A Elaine Green, senior deputy editor at Mergermarket, explains what’s behind the continual interest in M&A activity despite ongoing Greek default concerns. Please see here for the link to the video online.
Convergence drives technology, media and entertainment M&A to new heights as companies fight for competitive edge London: A study of 100 senior corporate executives by global law firm Reed Smith, in partnership with Mergermarket, reveals that 84 per cent of technology, media and entertainment (TME) companies expect to see more cross-sector M&A convergence.....
John West, ECM Editor at Dealreporter and Mergermarket, talks about Aer Lingus and Ryanair, the General Electric and Alstom merger which is under EU scrutiny, as well as RBS and Royal Mail. Click here to listen to the interview.
Kirsty Wilson, Global Research Editor Mergermarket, speaks on Share Radio’s Morning Money Show about the global drivers for the surge in M&A activity during 2015, from cross-border to competition strategies. She also shares her insight into the key trends affecting sectors such as Pharma, Energy and TMT. Click here to listen to the interview.
John West, ECM Editor Mergermarket/Dealreporter, speaks on Share Radio’s Morning Money Show about how Avago Technologies Ltd agreed to buy Broadcom Corp for $37 billion in the largest merger of chipmakers ever. He also talks about Equinix/TeleCity and Steris/Synergy Health. Click here to listen to the interview.
Elaine Green, senior deputy editor at Mergermarket, speaks on Share Radio’s Morning Money Show about the latest developments in Greece. Click here to listen to the interview.
Mergermarket’s 1Q15 Regional Flash Reports have been released. This quarter’s discussions highlight Michael Wilkins, a managing director at investment bank Harris Williams & Co., who advised on the investment in Connecticut-based Survey Sampling International, LLC (SSI). Looking for more information on a company? A Mergermarket Representative may.....
International expansion a major strategy driver for mid-market firms London: International growth is seen as a key part of company strategy by 56% of mid-cap firms surveyed for a new report by Mergermarket and Mazars. Half of those polled also plan to make an acquisition in the next three years. “Mid-cap companies worldwide experienced a strong.....
Stockholm – The Nordic region had a strong year in 2014, with total deal values increasing by 40.6 % from 2013 to €61.7bn. In 2015 so far there have been 117 deals worth EUR 14.2bn. This represents a 23.9% decrease from the same period last year, where 157 deals were valued at EUR 18.6bn. Mergermarket’s annual Nordic M&A Forum in Stockholm will.....
US and Germany: Last year’s record deal flow looks set to continue • China’s slowdown: What is the right strategy for German Mittelstand? • Shareholder activism on the rise in Europe Düsseldorf– Mergermarket, an independent mergers and acquisitions intelligence and data service, today held its sixth German M&A and Private Equity Forum.....
6th German M&A and Private Equity Forum focused on 2015 outlook • Foreign buyouts of German companies hits three year high • Private equity funds rethink their strategy Düsseldorf– Today’s German M&A and Private Equity Forum in Düsseldorf concluded with a positive outlook for the German private equity market. Experts discussed the significance.....
2014 was a banner year, but next 12 months may prove more challenging for dealmaking London: The full-year 2014 edition of Mergermarket’s EMEA Deal Drivers reports a total of 6,286 announced deals worth €671.5bn in 2014 across the EMEA region. This represents an 8% year-on-year (YoY) increase in deal volume, and a 39% rise in deal value. “Despite.....
In 2014 German M&A activity dropped by 17.6%, compared to 2013 • Record total deal count for the year with 798 transactions • United States (US) of high importance for inbound and outbound activity • By value, Industrials & Chemicals remained the most active industry, TMT sector market share low • 6th German M&A and Private Equity Forum on.....
A static 2014 could lead to an electric 2015 for M&A in the CEE/SEE London: 2014 saw the Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe (CEE/SEE) region collectively produce 434 deals worth EUR20.8bn, marking a 14% decrease in volume and a 26% decline in value from 2013, according to a new report from Mergermarket and WOLF THEISS. “In 2014, M&A activity.....
Mergermarket’s 4Q14 Regional Flash Reports have been released. This quarter’s discussions highlight Ira Rosner, a Shareholder Greenberg Traurig CEO. Greenberg Traurig assisted MasTec with the acquisition of WesTower Communications in a deal valued at USD 199m. Looking for more information on a company? A Mergermarket Representative may be contacted.....
- Tech firms set for a boost in M&A activity in 2015 – Regulatory environment considered a major barrier to deal completion – Cloud and mobile are expected to be the most active segments of tech M&A sector in 2015/16 London- UK technology companies are expected to be at the centre of a wave of takeover activity over the next two years, according.....
