This is the definitive crib sheet to see what is happening in global M&A. This edition comprises of over 200 pages of comment, data and statistics on the key issues in key M&A territories.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Who’s in the driving seat for the auto industry in the United States?
3. Morocco’s construction boom leads to M&A rush
4. A makeover for private equity
5. North America
6. Latin America
7. Asia-Pacific
8. China
9. Japan
10. Australia
11. Europe
12. UK
13. Germany
14. France
15. Italy
16. Benelux
17. Iberia
18. Nordic
19. CEE/CIS
20. Russia
M&A practitioners and commentators have most likely spent the majority of the year sitting on the edge of their seats as the full fury of the credit crisis engulfs the global financial community. Investors, stakeholders, corporates, private equity firms, investment banks and pension funds have had to completely re-evaluate their acquisition strategies and many have lost a great deal of money from deals that have gone awry.
The year began on a mildly optimistic note despite the drop in activity, but things declined quickly following the failure of Lehman Brothers. Since then, there has been a string of nationalisations in both Europe and the United States, with recent government buys including the US Treasury’s $40bn (€30bn) investment into AIG, and the UK government’s decision to acquire 58% in RBS, the UK investment and retail bank for £15bn (€16.75bn)..
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April 29, 2010, Grand Hyatt Sao Paulo, Brazil