In The News
The Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances is a not-for-profit think tank and the only globally recognized association for M&A.
Our faculty and M&A experts are frequently sought after commentators in international media. Among the renown newspapers are Financial Times, Le Monde, New York Time and Wall Street Journal, news agencies like Bloomberg, Dow Jones, and Thomson Reuters or Television as Bloomberg and CNN. Below you find a collection of our faculty and Institute “in the news”.
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IMAA and Faculty in the News
06
Mar
Pitfalls in privatization in Greece – Sale is expected to bring 50 billion EUR
by ORF 50 Milliarden Euro soll Griechenland durch Privatisierungen von Staatsunternehmen bis 2015 einnehmen. Anteile an der staatlichen Telefongesellschaft OTE, der Postbank und Häfen in Thessaloniki und Piräus sollen „sofort“ verkauft werden, hieß es vonseiten der Regierung. [...] Read more
01
Feb
Why successful M&A now depends on getting your ducks in a row as early as possible.
by CFO Magazine By the time Cisco Systems announced its acquisition of Norwegian videoconferencing company Tandberg last April, company executives had spent the better part of a year traveling to, working in, and thinking very hard about the Oslo-based technology firm it was about to buy for $3 billion.[...] Read more
20
Jan
The appetite for acquisitions in Austria increases
by Wirtschaftsblatt Nach den mageren Jahren im Markt für Fusionen und Übernahmen (M&A) belebt sich das Geschäft langsam wieder. Bereits im Vorjahr hat sich der Markt in Österreich stabilisiert, aber es war noch ein Übergangsjahr für ein deutlich aktiveres 2011. Dafür sprechen gut gefüllte Kriegskassen der Unternehmen und günstige Bewertungen. [...] Read more
21
Jan
Madoff Pushes Medici To The Brink
by Forbes Bank Medici upset Austria's financial system last month when news emerged that it was one of many banks around the world that were exposed to Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme. Now it seems that in spite of the best efforts of its board and its majority shareholder, Sonja Kohn, the bank is on…
11
Jan
Übernahmefieber vorbei – frostige Zeiten in Österreich
by Wirtschaftsblatt Anzahl und Volumen bei Übernahmen und Akquisitionen 2008 weltweit gesunken. Interessantes Detail: Österreicher wickelten mehr Deals im Osten als im Westen ab. [...] Read more
22
Oct
L’heure est à la recomposition dans le secteur aérien européen
by Reuters Pour les compagnies aériennes européennes, l'heure est aux grandes manoeuvres et le monde du transport aérien s'est une nouvelle fois agité mercredi lorsqu'Air France-KLM a laissé passer la date limite pour le dépôt d'une offre sur Austrian Airlines, tandis que Lufthansa s'est retirée des discussions sur le rachat de TUIfly.[...] Read more
22
Oct
Airlines get tough in Europe merger battle
by Reuters European airlines are playing hardball in an increasingly frenetic industry shake-up on Wednesday as Air France-KLM snubbed making an offer for Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa pulled out of talks to buy local carrier TUIfly. [...] Read more
27
May
Porsche Files Lawsuit in Battle for Control of VW
By Chris Reiter May 27 (Bloomberg) — Porsche SE, Volkswagen AG’s largest shareholder, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a vote by VW investors that upheld the German state of Lower Saxony’s ability to block decisions. The Porsche lawsuit is the latest move in a wrangle for control of Europe’s largest carmaker. At Volkswagen’s annual ... Read more
18
Apr
OMV – MOL Takeover Battle hitting its peak
by Format (now Trend) OMV Takeover Battle hitting its peak. [...] Read more
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