This is the definitive crib sheet to see what is happening in global M&A. This edition comprises of over 150 pages of comment, data and statistics on the key issues in key M&A territories.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. The last rites for mega buyouts?
3. A Bull Dog's defence
4. Topps' management still reluctant to play ball with bidders
5. North America
6. Asia-Pacific
7. Europe
8. UK
9. Germany
10. France
11. Italy
12. Benelux
13. Iberia
14. Nordic
15. CEE/CIS
Traditionally a month where the city closes shop and the press publish stories verging on the ridiculous, this August has proven to be very different indeed. First and foremost this month has seen the slump in global equity markets, with many indices across the world falling to levels not seen since 2001. The global downturn has started to paint a different picture for M&A activity, especially for private equity firms undertaking leveraged buyouts (LBOs)...
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28 October 2008, Four Seasons Hotel Chinzan-so, Tokyo, Japan
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