SECTOR GUIDES
A recent spate of mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceuticals industry could be the beginning of a trend towards consolidation amongst Europe's smaller firms. The sector has seen three deals in five days, beginning on 21...continue reading
FOR BUYERS
Private equity groups are getting into increasing levels of debt when buying new companies, according to a warning from credit rating agency Standard and Poor's. Leverage multiples, which show the relationship between a comp...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
The market for private company transactions remains stable and attractive for those contemplating deals according to research done by BDO Stoy Hayward. On the basis of deals completed in the first three months of this year, price ...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
The Confederation of British Industry has called for the appeals process against European Commission decisions on mergers and takeovers to be speeded up. The CBI, which is the UK's primary business lobby group, has circulated...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Recent research by the Tenon Forum, a think tank made up of leading entrepreneurs from the UK's business community, has indicated that over a quarter of Britain's small to medium sized companies could be up for sale over...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
If you are a company looking to expand through acquisition, floating on AIM could be a viable way to raise acquisition finance. Since AIM opened in 1995, it has raised a collective £24bn for the 2,200 companies that have bee...continue reading
FOR BUYERS
Taking over another company can quickly turn from an exciting venture into a nightmare if the deal is not properly thought through and resources are not in place. Along with the excitement of expanding and the new possibilities fo...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
It has been a busy last six months for mergers and acquisitions and early indications at the start of 2006 are that corporates expect activity levels to be sustained throughout the year ahead. Increasing confidence levels against...continue reading
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Five years of research by the Centre for Economics Performance at the London School of Economics, and the consultancy McKinsey, into the gap between Britain's productivity performance and that in the US, France and Germany, h...continue reading
FOR BUYERS
2006 has been a record year for global M&A, and the latest reports from financial institutions show that this is set to continue well into 2007. Equity research by credit agency Standard & Poor's predicts that the volume of ...continue reading
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