Tag Archives: Acquisitions
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Top 5 sectors for M&A in 2015
Mergers and acquisitions are breaking records worldwide, but four sectors – financial services, telecoms, pharmaceuticals and computer manufacturing – are blazing a trail
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Due diligence: making sure there are no nasty surprises
Pre-deal checks should not only examine company accounts, but also programmes to comply with national and international regulation
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How to value a business
By consensus there seems to be no exact science of business valuation, but there are strong pointers to follow
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Europe’s powerhouse: UK middle market
The state of middle-market and private equity investment in the UK and Europe is on an upward swing, but stabilising, says Gary A. Labranche, Association for Corporate Growth president and chief executive
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Startups are targets in technology acquisition sprees
Ambitious technology startups may be launched with the aim of being bought out by a larger rival, fuelling a tech acquisition spree
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Future of private equity
Private equity is enjoying huge success at the moment, but investors need to look at the latest trends within this strong growth story, says Mark O’Hare, chief executive of Preqin, the alternative assets industry’s leading source of data and intelligence
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Predator or prey? UK in world of M&A
As Bureau van Dijk prepares to launch a new Predator Index next year, in which inbound and outbound deal activity will be tracked, Lisa Wright, managing director, M&A products, examines the UK’s place in the world of mergers and acquisitions, and reviews recent deals and trends across the globe
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Data rooms: room for improvement
Data rooms play an essential role in successful M&A deals, but their performance leaves much to be desired, argues Mark Edge, managing director of Brainloop UK, the secure enterprise information company