
Due diligence roadmap: Optimizing the sell-side
20 December 2016
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- Companies are starting sell-side due diligence early. Seventy-two percent of respondents indicated that they started the process once a decision was made to sell the company or when the Confidential Information Memorandum was drafted.
- Tax issues are a priority. Thirty-two percent of respondents named the tax situation of a company as the number one or two priority.
- Sell-side due diligence can increase the value of a sale. Forty percent of respondents said that the most important benefit of carrying out sell-side diligence is the early identification of value critical issues.

A question of quality: How to improve SEC disclosure
21 December 2016
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- How effective are the disclosure changes being proposed by the SEC?
- How can disclosure reform help investors as well as filers?
- What kinds of measures can companies take on their own?
- Should there be a sustainability disclosure requirement?

Market Spotlight: 2017 M&A Outlook
22 December 2016
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- 96% of respondents believe the US will be one of the top three countries/regions to see the biggest increase in M&A activity in 2017.
- Fintech is the sector that will see the greatest increase in global M&A activity, as indicated by 36% of those surveyed.
- 52% of respondents believe that sluggish growth in emerging markets will be one of the two biggest impediments to global M&A for 2017.

Mid-Market M&A: Dealmaking opportunities in 2017
03 January 2017
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- Opportunities, challenges, and trends in the mid-market M&A landscape for 2017.
- Will increased competition for targets affect private equity volume?
- The growing role of private debt funds in the mid-market.
- Analysis of the industrials, consumer, technology and healthcare sectors.

Divesting for growth
10 January 2017
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- How effective are divestments as part of a growth strategy?
- Which elements in the market are driving recent divestment activity?
- How is the pressure for digital transformation impacting the decision to divest?
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New horizons: how diverse growth strategies can advance digitalisation in the insurance industry
18 January 2017
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- Overall, more than half the respondents (58%) said insurance lagged behind other financial services organisations on implementing digital technologies.

Investing in Myanmar
24 January 2017
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- INVESTMENT TYPES: While joint ventures/strategic partnerships are most commonly used structures to access the Myanmar market, venture/seed and expansion capital investments as well as M&A will become more commonplace and easier to execute.
- OPPORTUNITY SECTORS: The manufacturing, infrastructure, TMT and consumer industries will provide the most opportunities for foreign investors.
- INVESTOR GROUPS: Global private equity funds and multinational corporations will be among the most active participants in Myanmar as foreign investment increases.

Monthly M&A Insider – January 2017
26 January 2017
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- AT&T Inc’s high-profile acquisition of Time Warner was the largest deal of the year worth US$105bn.
- China’s appetite for overseas acquisitions provided one of the leading trends of 2016, as Chinese dealmakers carried out 258 transactions worth US$185.3bn.
- Three of the top five deals of 2016 involved companies from different countries, including: Germany-based Bayer’s US$63.4bn bid for US-based Monsanto; US-based Qualcomm’s US$45.9bn purchase of Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors; and China National Chemical’s US$45.9bn acquisition of Switzerland-based Syngenta.

Navigating Change: Canadian M&A Outlook 2017
31 January 2017
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- 66% of respondents believe Canadian M&A activity will increase in 2017, with 14% looking forward to significant growth and 52% predicating a moderate rise.
- More than half of respondents (58%) think the lower price of oil is having a positive impact on Canadian M&A.
- Respondents see the Asia-Pacific region as offering the greatest potential for cross-border deal activity in the year ahead.