Publications

By Ernst & Young Introduction Total reported global oil and gas deal value and volume down sharply in 2015 The dramatic drop in both crude oil and natural gas prices across the year combined with a high level of uncertainty about their future trajectory challenged oil and gas merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2015. Crude … Read more

By Ernst & Young Our perspective Roughly half of the companies surveyed for our Global Corporate Divestment Study are considering a divestment in the next two years. Yet many of these companies will struggle to generate maximum value from their divestments. This is all the more reason to share leading practices now — particularly those of … Read more

By Dietmar Ostermann, Doug Harvey, Jan Hesse and Shan Haque – Strategy& Executive summary Mergers and acquisitions in the global automotive supplier sector are occurring at an unprecedented level in 2015, according to the Strategy& seventh annual “Consolidation in the Global Automotive Supply Industry” report. Based on data from the first six months of 2015, Strategy& anticipates that deal value will top … Read more

By Ernst & Young Status of the marketplace Over the past couple of years, regulatory guidelines, requirements and processes that stemmed from the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) adversely impacted the banking mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, and transaction activity fell. As the understanding of regulatory guidelines has improved and banking institutions have matured … Read more