Mergermarket published its M&A Monthly Insider for May of 2015 earlier this week, summarizing M&A activity around the world, and particularly in the regions of North America, Central and South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Japan. To date in North America, there have been 1,516 deals worth US $407.2 billion. April 2015 … Continue reading
After conducting interviews with M&A practitioners in North America in mid-market companies, in its report titled “Harnessing Potential: mid-market integration and managing change”, Mergermarket found that operational integration early in the process and focusing on the culture of companies being merged or acquired can not only make a deal run more smoothly, but can actually increase deal … Continue reading
Recently, RR Donnelley sought the assistance of Mergermarket Group to interview professionals in the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific about leveraged buyout financing. Mergermarket Group published its survey results on the environment of leveraged buyout financing in its April 2015 edition of the Venue Market Spotlight. Availability of buyout financing A majority of survey respondents indicates … Continue reading
In recent report entitled Dealing with exchange rates – Currency fluctuation and M&A, Toppan Vite, in partnership with MergerMarket, examined the effect that currency events – both short term and long term – have on M&A activity. In the report, various experts weigh in on: (i) how currency shocks, such as the unpegging of the … Continue reading
The Mergermarket Group has published its Monthly M&A Insider – April 2015 report outlining trends and developments in M&A activity worldwide for the first quarter of 2015. In North America, M&A activity continued on the upward trend set in 2014. The first quarter saw 1,116 deals valued at US $338.8 billion, which was a 11% … Continue reading
In recent report entitled The conflict of interest? Rising rates effects on M&A, MergerMarket was commissioned by Toppan Vite to examine the effect of potential rising interest rates on the effect of M&A activity in the coming year. U.S. M&A activity was at peak performance in 2014 as deal activity increased to over 5,051 deals … Continue reading
The past year witnessed the highest volume of deal activity in Canada in the last five years. However, recent challenges may result in some uncertainty in the dealmaking environment of 2015. The predictions of 50 leading Canadian executives were gathered in interviews commissioned by Citi and conducted by Mergermarket. This study, entitled “Charting the course: … Continue reading
MergerMarket Group recently published its January edition of Monthly M&A Insider which reported on mergers and acquisitions activity around the world during the second half of 2014. Among other things, the report explains why 2014 was so hospitable to M&A activity, citing an improving economy, large cash reserves, low interest rates, and cheap financing as … Continue reading
The numbers are in for the first half of 2014 and they show an M&A market dominated by cross-border deals. With the advent of globalization and a renewed confidence from businesses across the world, international M&A activity is on the rise in terms of both value and market share. In the H1 2014 Trend Report … Continue reading
Mergermarket’s Global Industrials Trend Report: Q1 2014 suggests continued decline for deal value in the Industrials sector, with some exceptions. The first quarter of 2014 saw M&A deal value in the Industrials sector (US$ 20.9bn) fall by 44.3% from Q4 2013 (US$ 37.5bn), despite global M&A value (US$ 623.2bn) rising 10.1% over the same period. … Continue reading
A review of recent M&A transactions throughout North America and within Canada suggests that the M&A market is rebounding following a sluggish 2013. Q1-2014 trends have set a positive tone for the remainder of 2014. Q1-2014 transactions build a strong foundation In North America, four large deals in the Telecommunications, Media and Technology, Pharma, Medical … Continue reading
The recent crisis in Ukraine has sent the Russian markets tumbling. In the aftermath of prolonged protests in Kiev, which led to the ousting of Pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych, Russian forces have entered Crimea and threatened to push further into eastern Ukraine. The crisis has already had an impact on global markets as investors grow concerned … Continue reading
The results are in for Q3-2013 Canadian M&A and the outlook is decidedly mixed. While Q3 M&A activity rose sharply on a value basis as compared to Q2-2013, Q3 volume was down from last quarter and overall 2013 M&A remains in a slump at the lowest levels in nearly a decade. Mergermarket’s Canadian M&A trend … Continue reading