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Global M&A Drops 35 Percent: By Mathieu Robbins LONDON (Reuters UK) - Mergers and acquisitions bankers are bracing for more job cuts as volumes fail to recover from their first-quarter tumble, according to preliminary Thomson Reuters numbers released on Friday, and the outlook remains bleak for the rest of 2008....; Tags: M&A, Europe, Anheuser-Busch, Citigroup Inc., Ford Motor Co., France Telecom, Goldman Sachs & Co., US; News items 2008-06-26
Global M&A Drops 35 Pct to $1.6 Trillion in H1: Thomson: By Mathieu Robbins LONDON (Reuters) - Mergers and acquisitions bankers are bracing for more job cuts as volumes fail to recover from their first-quarter tumble, according to preliminary Thomson Reuters numbers released on Friday, and the outlook remains bleak for the...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial services, M&A, tumble, banker, emerging market, Europe, U.S., Thomson Reuters Corp., London, investment banking, investor, bank, inflation, C, private equity, income, merger, job, financial, industry; News items 2008-06-26
M&A Failure Often Follows M&A Success: The Find: One successful merger or acquisition may actually make a CEO less likely to find success with M&A decisions in the future. The Source: An article in the "Management Insights" feature in the current issue of "Management Science." The Takeaway: If your CEO...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Jessica Stillman, M&A, future deal; Blog posts 2008-06-13
Ranbaxy May Use M&A to Grow in Japan Generics Market: TOKYO (Reuters) - India's Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd RANB sees tremendous opportunities for growth in Japan's generics drug market and mergers and acquisitions are a likely option for it to expand, its chief executive said on Thursday. "I think we would use a combination...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., generic, M&A, Tokyo, Japan, India, CEO, Thomson Reuters Corp.; News items 2008-06-12
U.S. M&A Slumps, But Strategic Deals Help Fill Void: By Jessica Hall PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Merger activity in the United States dropped 29 percent in the second quarter, faring better than the 40 percent global slump, as corporations filled the void left by buyout firms and targeted big consumer brands such ...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Thomson Corp., merger, private equity, Philadelphia, private equity company, U.S., finance, payment processing, URI, research company, Europe, brand name, financial market, advisor, C, Thomson Reuters Corp., payment, telecommunications, ag; News items 2008-06-26

Retail M&A Seen Restarting With a Bang: By Rachel Sanderson and Eleanor Wason LONDON (Reuters) - Retail mergers and acquisitions look to have dried up for at least another nine months, according to speakers at the Reuters Retail and Consumer Summit, but once the credit crunch eases and consumer trends...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Retail, Investment, Financial services, Financial accounting, M&A, supermarket, speaker, Russia, retail company, Thomson Reuters Corp., London, radar, financial market, net profit, emerging market, stock, financing, equity, private equity, asset, food; News items 2008-06-20
Retail M&A Seen Restarting With a Bang: By Rachel Sanderson and Eleanor Wason LONDON (Reuters UK) - Retail mergers and acquisitions look to have dried up for at least another nine months, according to speakers at the Reuters Retail and Consumer Summit, but once the credit crunch eases and consumer trends are more...; Tags: Supermarket, Food, India, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., M&A, Retail Company, Credit, Wealth Fund, Tractor Supply Co.; News items 2008-06-20
Citigroup M&A Chief Yeary to Leave For UC Berkeley: (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc C, the largest U.S. bank, said Frank Yeary will leave his position as head of global mergers and acquisitions in mid-July to assume a new vice chancellor post at the University of California at Berkeley. Yeary, 44, led Citigroup's...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial services, Citigroup Inc., University of California at Berkeley, M&A, vice chancellor, investment banking, Thomson Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., bank, telecommunications, New York, Thomson Reuters Corp., C, merger, finance, partne; News items 2008-06-16
Global Mergers & Acquisitions Merger Integration for the Aerospace & Defense Industry: To achieve high performance, A&D companies must grow. Often that growth comes through Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) - domestic, and increasingly, international. Accenture has helped hundreds of their clients realize high-performance by helping them through the M&A process. Accenture covers the entire M&A lifecycle - from pre-deal through the transaction...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, M&A, Accenture Ltd., aerospace, high-performance, merger, industry, tool; White papers
Digging Deeper With the Supply and Demand Chain: When a company is growing either by Merger or Acquisition (M&A), looking over the Profit and Loss (P&L) statement and balance sheet is simply not enough to make a "Go" or "No go" decision. With M&As on the rise again, it may be prudent to examine the reasons that sound...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Cygnus Business Media, P&L, M&A, demand chain, valuation, merger, acquisition; White papers
Capital Markets Slowdown Triggers Pharma Micro-Deals in 2002: In 2002, the ability of companies to raise funds on either the public or private markets was greatly restricted, triggering a substantial reduction in the average value of M&A deals in the pharma sector. Globally, there were 374 M&A deals announced in the pharmaceutical sector in 2002, which represented 12%...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, pharmaceutical company, M&A, capital market, analysis; White papers
Coping With M&A Culture Clash: This article signifies that in a global environment, mergers and acquisitions have become vital in the race to achieve economies of scale, to reach new markets, and to build new capabilities. Companies that excel at managing the cultural aspects of mergers will improve their odds of creating successful new organizations...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, BearingPoint Inc., M&A, merger, environment; White papers
Not by M&A Alone: As the high-tech sector restructures, boards and executives should think beyond acquisitions and consider joint ventures and other kinds of alliances. The paper reveals that an alliance makes sense when a company wants to become involved in a business but prefers to share risks or to gain expertise or assets...; Tags: Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, McKinsey & Co., alliance, M&A, asset, acquisition, board; White papers
M&A Auctions: Are You Ready to Sell Your Company on eBay?: Auctions seem to have taken over the world of middle market mergers and acquisitions in recent years. It's enough to make a person wonder if eBay will soon advertise "Slightly used high tech company/one owner/mint condition" along with its roster of books, appliances, and autographed baseballs. Like other auctions, M&A...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, auction, M&A, eBay Inc., asset; White papers
Goldman Cuts M&A Jobs as Business Slows: Sources: By Joseph A. Giannone and Mathieu Robbins NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS laid off investment bankers last week as it reacts to slowing markets and a slump in merger activity, according to people familiar with the situation and Wall...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Recruitment & Selection, Investment, Financial accounting, Goldman Sachs & Co., merger activity, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., slump, M&A, Thomson Reuters Corp., merger, New York, acquisition, sourcing, recruiting, back-office, job, IPO, advisor, hiring; News items 2008-06-16
Be a Master M&A Negotiator: Got a big merger on the table? Here’s the strategy and savvy you’ll need to close the deal.On paper, it all seems so perfect: You’ve targeted the ideal company to acquire, the PowerPoint slides are screaming “upside,” you’ve done your financial and legal research, and you’ve given the other company...; Tags: Merger, M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Nicole Solis, BNET Feature Package, Geoffrey James, Negotiation, Strategy, Strategic Planning; Articles 2007-12-13
Investment Risk in Africa Now on Par with Asia: The Find: More than half of M&A deal-makers expressed significant interest in China, India and Southeast Asia despite their belief that risks in the region nearly equal those in Africa. The Source: "M&A Beyond Borders: Opportunities and Risks," commissioned...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual property, Jessica Stillman, M&A, risk; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Packeteer Hints Tech M&A Still Active: The M&A market may have slowed down a bit even in the tech sector, but there are still signs of life. Take Packeteer, the Cupertino, Calif.,-based bandwidth-management software company. It had drawn the attention of two hedge-funds controlled by Elliott Associates as well as a higher-priced offer from Blue...; Tags: M&A, Packeteer, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Security, Investment, Finance, Kevin Kelleher; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Four Common Deal-killers: Four familiar landmines in M&A bargaining and how to avoid them. Problem 1: Unreasonable Preconditions Example: The CEO of...; Tags: Free trade, Mergers & Acquisitions, Geoffrey James, leak, negotiation, M&A, team, merger; Articles 2007-12-13
James Freund: 10 Rules of M&A Bargaining: One of the world’s foremost experts on M&A negotiation describes 10 critical negotiating tactics. 1. Do your homework beforehand. ...; Tags: Free trade, Geoffrey James, concession, negotiation, aspiration, M&A, sensitive information, valuation; Articles 2007-12-13