
North Asia M&A: Towards technological convergence
23 March 2017
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- Inbound declines: North Asia saw foreign inbound M&A continue on a two-year decline with only 180 transactions worth US$35bn in 2016, compared to 190 transactions worth US$41bn in 2015, registering declines of 15% by value and 5% by volume.
- Outbound shopping sprees: Globally, China’s outbound acquisition push has reached new heights with 372 deals valued at US$208bn, an increase of 120% in deal value and 19% in deal volume. Japan’s appetite for outbound acquisitions remained strong in 2016, with 317 deals worth US$92.7bn, an increase of 4% by volume and 6% by value.
- Top sectors: The industrials & chemicals and TMT sectors continue to buttress overall deal figures in North Asia, the two accounting for almost half of acquisition volumes and 40% of values.

Safe Secrets: Dealing With Data Privacy Issues In M&A
28 March 2017
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- What are some of the most common data privacy concerns raised in M&A?
- Which sectors pose the most complex issues?
- How can privacy-related issues during due diligence influence the success of a deal and future integration?

Monthly M&A Insider – March 2017
29 March 2017
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- February saw 843 deals valued at US$135.3bn, a 43.4% decline in value year-over-year and 591 fewer deals when compared to 2016′s 1,434 deals worth US$239.0bn.
- The Energy, Mining & Utilities sector saw the most activity with 68 deals worth US$29.5bn, down 27.1% in value.
- Deals in North America accounted for 56.5% of all global value, compared to 22.8% for European tie-ups and 11.2% for Asian deals (excluding those in Japan).

Market Spotlight: The New World of Energy M&A
30 March 2017
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- More than 80% of respondents believe energy M&A will either increase significantly (20%) or somewhat (64%) over the coming year.
- A majority of those surveyed (76%) say that North America will experience the most dealmaking (52%) or the second-most dealmaking (24%) in the energy sector.
- Respondents see consolidation among oil & gas majors and distressed asset purchases by larger companies as the major drivers of energy M&A this year.
- Companies in the exploration & production segment will see the most M&A activity in the coming 12 months, according to 60% of dealmakers.

Volatility and opportunity: Energy M&A in Asia-Pacific
10 April 2017
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- Top subsector: Renewable energy transactions—those involving wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal power—accounted for more than half of Asia-Pacific energy M&A transactions in 2016 (52%), increasing from a 44% volume share in 2015.
- Top Asia-Pacific markets: China maintained its spot as the top market for Asia-Pacific energy M&A in 2016, accounting for 36% of deals and 31% of value. India had the second-largest year-end totals, accounting for 18% of deals and 22% of value, followed by Australia with 11% of deals and 20% of value.
- Expert Q&A: In an exclusive interview, Eversheds partners Charles Butcher and Jae Lemin share insights on current geopolitical and economic trends shaping Asia-Pacific’s traditional and alternative energy markets.

Asia Pacific Business Complexities Survey 2017: Simplifying Business in a Complex World
19 April 2017
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- Addressing key complexities: According to 76% of respondents, significant time and resources will be dedicated to focusing on regulatory change, followed by optimizing tax structures (67%) and business systems innovation (67%).
- Geopolitical turbulence: 79% of respondents said the potential collapse of the Trans-Pacific Partnership would impact their company’s growth prospects, including a third of businesses predicting significant fallout.
- Technological disruption: 52% said technological disruption in the financial institutions sector would be very likely in the next two years, along with 45% who said such disruption is likely.
- Spotlight on sectors: Energy, mining and infrastructure and healthcare companies mainly face compliance/regulatory and environmental issues, ITC and financial institutions face innovation and cybersecurity complexities, and cost pressures created the most challenges in the consumer goods and manufacturing sectors.

Monthly M&A Insider – April 2017
25 April 2017
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- The first quarter of 2017 had 3,554 global deals valued as US$678.5bn, while Q1’16 had 4,326 deals worth US$622.9bn.
- Energy, Mining & Utilities tallied 293 deals worth US$163.8bn, up 90% in value when compared to Q1 of last year.
- Private equity buyouts mirrored the overall M&A trend, seeing deal values increase 9.2% to US$78.7bn while deal volume declined from 680 to 576 deals.

Market Spotlight: Corporate Governance
02 May 2017
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- 72% of participants predict that activist-driven M&A will increase in the coming 12 months (32% believe significantly so).
- The main drivers of increased activist activity are expected to be pressure to merge with competitors, pressure to spend cash on acquisitions, and pressure to do alternative deal types.
- Financial services is the sector cited most likely to receive the highest amount of activist-driven M&A activity in the next 12 months.

Navigating The Modern Deal Process: Targeting
24 May 2017
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- Some 82% of respondents said that their use of the negotiated sales process had increased in the past five years.
- Nearly half of respondents (46%) say that the average length of time it took between deciding to sell an asset and settling on a buyer increased over the past five years.
- Face-to-face meetings have become less frequent according to 52% of respondents, who cite the increased ease of communication and international dealmaking made possible by tools such as virtual data rooms, deal marketing solutions, and video conferencing.

Monthly M&A Insider – May 2017
25 May 2017
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- The Consumer sector saw 121 deals worth US$47.2bn, up 147.6% in value compared to 192 deals worth US$19.1bn in April 2016.
- Cross-border deal value increased 42.7% for the month to US$85.4bn, representing more than 41% of all M&A value.
- There were 179 private equity deals globally for the month worth US$34.3bn, 89 fewer deals and 17% less value when compared to the same period last year.