by Jay Antenen Definitive Agreement is a new column for the corporate legal community in North America. The weekly report combines insights on M&A trends with analysis on the relationships behind important transactions. Law firms aspire to build private equity practices but breaking into the fee-heavy, ultra-competitive market is challenging. One firm
by Ketaki Gokhale in Paris ONWARD, a medtech company developing therapies to aid recovery from spinal cord injuries, plans to raise an additional USD 50m-USD 100m over the next 24-36 months, CEO Dave Marver told Mergermarket.
by Jay Antenen, Tom Cane and Troy Hooper It will likely take a bold company willing to invest the time and effort to go through a lengthy consultation with securities regulators before the market sees the debut of a primary direct listing, advisors said. Advocates tout direct listings as more efficient and less expensive than traditional IPOs since shares are sold at a price set by
by Joanna Socha in Warsaw Auxilius Pharma, a Poland-based start-up focused on value-added generic drugs, will look at fundraising later this year ahead of a possible listing in 2022, company executives told Mergermarket.
by Patrick Harris, Claudia De Meulemeester and Min Ho European energy majors are considering carving out portfolios of their most carbon-intensive assets as opposed to traditional multi-jurisdictional divestments, several sector advisers said.
by Valentina Caiazzo and Micaela Osella in Milan Divella, the Italian pasta maker, could bring in strategic investors to power its international expansion, CEO Vincenzo Divella told Mergermarket.
by Yiqin Shen in New York and Sydney Halleman in Charlottesville, with analytics by Melody Ren Big pharma's search for innovative assets spurs bolt-on deals Flexible deal structures used to mitigate R&D risks Partnership deals establish paths to buyouts M&A in the life sciences is likely to remain busy with a spree of bolt-on acquisitions and strategic partnerships in a few hot areas, according to sector advisors. While
by Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro in London TMF Group, a professional services firm backed by CVC Capital Partners, is ready to pursue acquisitions thanks to its positive cashflow and shrinking levels of debt, CEO Mark Weil told Mergermarket.
by Boris Maleshkov InPost [AMS:INPST], a Polish parcel-locker operator, is actively seeking to acquire operators of pick-up and drop-off (PUDO) points across France to accelerate its international growth, founder and CEO Rafal Brzoska told Mergermarket.
by Lloyd Vassell Water treatment equipment provider Arvia Technology to unlock further growth via expansion or relocation of its headquarters, new CEO Simon Gatcliffe told Mergermarket. The Runcorn, Cheshire-based company’s supportive shareholder base, which includes the private equity firm Earth Capital, has the capability to fund the growth. Arvia
