Publications

By Abongeh A. Tunyi, Collins G. Ntim Abstract This study explores firm- and country-specific antecedents of African M&As. We use one of the largest datasets to-date, consisting of 1490 unique African firms (11,183 firm-year observations) from 1996 to 2012 from 15 African countries. Our results suggest that improvements in time-varying country-level factors, including location advantages (market size, human capital and … Read more

Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor: Q1 2016 By Steve Allan – Willis Towers Watson First-quarter 2016 M&A remains strong, but sees lower volumes and a significant drop in market performance. The number of M&A deals completed in the first quarter of 2016 was the lowest for two years according to Willis Towers Watson’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM). The research, … Read more

By KPMG The Cross-Border Deals Tracker (Tracker), formerly the High Growth Markets International Deals Tracker, looks at deal flows between 15 developed economies (or groups of economies) and 13 high growth economies (or groups of economies). The Tracker is produced every 6 months to give an up-to-date picture of cross-border merger and acquisition activity, with the … Read more

Dizzying Activity Marked 2015 By Jack Gibson, Fergal O’Shea, Andy Staudt – Willis Towers Watson Insurance was one of a number of business sectors to enjoy a banner year for merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2015. Willis Towers Watson’s latest M&A study, a joint effort with Mergermarket, analyzes the drivers in the surge in insurance deals and the priorities for … Read more