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Global M&A Industry Trends The M&A show must go on. Save the date. After high hopes in January of an upswing in dealmaking activity, a thick fog of uncertainty descended on M&A markets, clouding M&A prospects and causing a precipitous decline in deals during the first half of 2024. What
From 1985 to the first quarter of 2024, a total of 76,174 deals were announced with a value of almost
The Metals and Mining sector has seen constant and significant M&A activity in the past decades, influenced by market dynamics,
By PricewaterhouseCoopers Special Report: Healthcare in Asia South East Asia New Health Era in South East Asia There is no other
By Ronald Sauser and Thomas Korzec – Ernst & Young In the second quarter of 2015, Swiss M&A activity continued to decline. As the
by Elsevier Ltd.
Prior research suggests that international experience only are directly learnt by firms’ international operations. In this study, we argue that majority shareholders are part and parcel of the network of internal and external international experience. Based on the sample of 307 cross-border M&A of 741 majority shareholders in 188 Chinese listing enterprises for the 2005–2014 time period, we measure direct international experience and indirect international experience using centrality analysis in two-model social network. […] Read more
By Chenxi Guo, Ping Lv Abstract Prior research suggests that international experience only are directly learnt by firms’ international operations. In this
by Elsevier Ltd.
This paper presents the results of the research concerning five transactions in the pharmaceutical sector. The research aim was to diagnose an approach to the issues of leadership, which in the literature is often treated as a key success factor in the processes of acquisitions. The research showed that in the analyzed pharmaceutical companies which participated in the research little attention was paid to the issues of leadership. […] Read more
By Onur Erzan and Bryce Klempner – McKinsey & Company The president of TIAA-CREF Asset Management talks about why the industry is likely to see more tie-ups,
Meet Dr. Alexander Herzfeldt, esteemed faculty member at the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances (IMAA) and Associate Partner at Siemens Advanta Consulting. Alex’s work is at the intersection of
Meet the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances’ (IMAA) resident M&A Law expert, Dr. Hermann Ali Hinderer, LL.M. With his rich background in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Private Equity (PE),
Meet our faculty member at IMAA, Mr. David Olsson. With 17 years of experience in finance and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), he currently serves as the Head of M&A at
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