By Pip McCrostie – Ernst & Young Global M&A activity and volatility coexist Our fifth Capital Confidence Barometer predicts a new paradigm: Corporate M&A activity and extreme market volatility coexisting. There is a surprisingly stable appetite to do deals over the next 12 months as top global corporates remain resilient to the market turbulence. But why is that … Read more
by Ernst & Young
Businesses today are under more pressure than ever to deliver value to stakeholders, particularly when undertaking bold initiatives such as mergers, acquisitions or asset disposals. This is true not only for corporate acquirers but also for private equity (PE) firms, whose strategy is leaning toward add‐on acquisitions as a means of growing their portfolio companies. […] Read more
By PricewaterhouseCoopers At a glance The people aspects of integration cannot be handled in a silo away from the rest of the effort. Human capital issues are critical to every work stream. Successful merger integration involves detailed planning and execution when assessing leaders, designing the organization, retaining the right people, aligning cultures, communicating effectively, and more. … Read more
By Baker & McKenzie SECTION 1 OVERVIEW Companies active in the mergers and acquisitions market are realizing that the real challenge when acquiring a new business starts only when the deal closes and are focusing more attention on how they best derive value from their acquisitions. Where the existing and target businesses operate in the same … Read more
By Raul Vazquez – Ernst & Young Our fourth Capital Confidence Barometer reports a surge in confidence in the global economic outlook. Confidence in the global economy has almost doubled in the last six months. Leading companies are now focusing on growth instead of defensive measures. Capital market conditions remain strong and confidence in many local economies and … Read more
By KPMG Deal Trends / Executive Summary Following particularly difficult years in 2008 and 2009, Swiss businesses appear to be in an increasingly positive mood. Encouraged by healthier balance sheets and rising confidence in market prospects, and with some significant restructuring and rationalisation programmes behind them, boardroom agendas are again becoming dominated by growth. deal volumes … Read more
By Ernst & Young The Swiss M&A market recorded a strong fourth quarter in 2010 as the number of transactions as well as deal volume increased significantly compared to the fourth quarter of 2009 and the third quarter of 2010. General conditions for M&A transactions were favorable in the latest quarter and are expected to remain … Read more
By Ernst & Young The third quarter of 2010 showed an improvement in the Swiss M&A market as the number of transactions as well as deal volume increased significantly. While economic uncertainties continue to persist, the general conditions for M&A transactions are assumed to become more favorable as debt availability and investor sentiment eased and interest … Read more
by Strategy&
As the financial-services industry emerges from the greatest economic crisis in 70 years, and comes to grips with a raft of new regulations, banks are consolidating, and they will continue to do so. In the first quarter of 2010, M&A activity spiked 50 percent. Integrating two financial institutions has never been easy, and the current environment raises a host of new challenges that even experienced M&A hands must find ways to address. […] Read more
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