Publications

By KPMG Foreword At the start of 2015, we made some predictions around how mergers and acquisitions (M&A) would impact the insurance sector. We did this in order to help clients plan their strategy in a rapidly evolving market. We anticipated a highly active year, centered on a number of key themes including consolidation, particularly within … Read more

By Jeff Cox, Chuck Moritt – Mercer EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Offering robust data and analysis as well as unique insights and guidance, Mercer’s first annual research report on people risks in M&A transactions provides an in-depth view of the human capital issues buyers and sellers are facing in the marketplace. In addition, this report identifies practical solutions and strategies organizations … Read more

By Stuart Robertson – KPMG Foreword 2015 was an interesting year by all accounts in the banking sector globally and in particular for M&A activity in the sector. Deal value was up significantly over 2014 and while the level of activity was foreseen by many, the specific nature of what took place varied over many expectations. The level … Read more

By Ankur Agrawal, Ruth De Backer, Spring Liu – McKinsey & Company Contributors: Alvaro Aguero, Matthew Van Wingerden Under pressure to be active acquirers, some pharmaceutical and medical-products companies may be neglecting best practices. Here’s where they can most improve. The spate of recent megamergers among both pharmaceutical and medical-products (PMP) companies has made for eye-opening headlines, not just for the supersizing of … Read more

By Andrew Jenke, Nicholas Colman – KPMG Foreword Welcome to KPMG’s European Debt Sales 2016 report. In this report, we identify and discuss those key topics relevant to the European bank deleveraging landscape that we think will take centre stage in 2016. We also take a look back to see how the loan sale markets performed in 2015 across … Read more

By Manuel Anibal Silva Portugal Vasconcelos Ferreira, Simone César da Silva Vicente, Felipe Mendes Borini, Martinho Isnard Ribeiro de Almeida Abstract This study analyzes how foreign multinational enterprises respond to uncertainty in their cross-border acquisitions in emerging economies and, specifically in Brazil, given the institutional differences that separate the home and host countries. We analyze how institutional distance … Read more

By Deloitte CIOs who use a centralized, streamlined approach to M&A-related software license re-contracting may reduce costs, aid compliance, and enhance the value of the entity in play. With M&A activity on an upward trajectory, CIOs of companies undertaking mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures may be facing millions of dollars of unanticipated software expenses—temporary and … Read more