Publications

By Ernst & Young In Q3 2014, the Swiss M&A market continued its strong performance and recorded an above average number of transactions as well as deal volume. Although deal volume in this quarter could not reach the watermark set by the previous quarter – which was the highest deal volume recorded since inception of our … Read more

By Pip McCrostie – Ernst & Young Our 11th Capital Confidence Barometer predicts healthy growth for M&A globally, which should take the market back to levels last seen before the financial crisis. As we predicted in our previous Barometer, much of 2014 has seen a big increase in multibillion-dollar deals. Now, increasing competition at the top end and … Read more

By KPMG Hosted by KPMG’s Global Energy Institute (GEI), the latest GEI Business Club event held on 2 October brought together senior industry players to consider emerging issues in M&A and Strategic Procurement. KPMG Partners Tony Rawlinson and Anthony Lobo addressed two of the eight areas seen by the GEI as key to helping businesses achieve sustainable growth: Delivering Performance & … Read more

By Yiannis Triantafyllopoulos, Konstantionos Mpourletidis Abstract This article aims to examine the main issues in terms of Human Resource perspective that companies facing after Mergers and Acquisitions in Greece and within recession. For this purpose this article is based on a theoretical research in the recent literature and the results of a qualitative analysis in companies … Read more

By Frank Herrmann, Moritz Dressel – Deloitte Executive summary Life science companies have adopted a multi-track approach to cope with the current and anticipated drop in sales revenue, including cutting costs and staff; expanding business in emerging markets; recalibrating business models and research priorities; using real-world evidence and emphasising a product’s clinical, safety and economic impact to articulate their … Read more

By Gregory Aliff, Brian Boufarah, Suzanna Sanborn, Trevear Thomas – Deloitte Introduction The U.S. power and utilities industry stands at the center of converging forces that are poised to reshape traditional business models. In the electric power sector, the often repeated chorus includes moderating demand, aging infrastructure, rising environmental compliance costs, and shifting customer expectations. Adding to the din are mounting … Read more

By KPMG Introduction Danish tax rules and practice have changed fundamentally in recent years. A number of rules have been introduced to prevent erosion of the Danish tax base, and the Danish tax authorities have adopted a restrictive attitude toward structures aimed at reducing the Danish tax base. However, the Danish parliament has also introduced a … Read more