The biggest mergers-and-acquisitions (M&As) boom in Indian history has investment bankers preparing for even more deal-making to come. Transactions involving Indian companies have reached $104.5billion in 2018...
Hungry for more deals in US, Europe and India: Kumar Mangalam Birla
Kumar Mangalam Birla, the billionaire chairman of the acquisitive Indian conglomerate that bears his name, said he was hungry for more deals after creating the nation’s biggest mobile-phone operator. His Aditya Birla...
Canadian M&A dips in first half as trade uncertainty weighs
Canadian mergers-and-acquisitions activity edged lower in the first half of 2018, weighed by trade uncertainty, investment bankers and lawyers said, in contrast to a surge in global dealmaking. Year-to-date deal volume...
Nestle opens door to a possible L’Oreal stake sale as growth slumps
Nestle SA Chief Executive Officer Mark Schneider needs to keep filling his shopping cart. The Swiss owner of Nespresso coffee and Perrier water said it plans “active portfolio management” after its weakest sales growth...
The Latest Acquisition Targets Are Indie Beauty Brands
More than half a century ago, Revlon founder Charles Revson famously described the true business of cosmetics makers: “We sell hope.” Today the same could be said about what the large, established beauty houses see in...
Blame Bad Timing: Potash-Agrium Deal Seen Facing Scrutiny
It’s unlikely to be easy sailing when Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc. take their plans to combine and become the world’s top fertilizer company in front of regulators. The blame lies with the timing...
Significant rise in mergers and acquisitions in startup space with 48 deals in past three months
HYDERABAD: Mergers and acquisitions have picked up significantly in the startup space with 48 deals in the past three months, according to Xeler8, a platform that tracks startup activity in the country. This is in line...
Gannett Buys New Jersey’s Bergen Record From Family-Owned Group
Gannett Co. bought the closely held owner of two northern New Jersey newspapers, including The Record in Bergen County, bolstering its presence in the state. Gannett acquired The Record, the Herald News, and their...
5 Ways Knowledge Management Can Impact a Merger or Acquisition
I must admit that I’m jumping on the bandwagon of people reacting to and commenting on the merger of Microsoft and LinkedIn. I immediately thought about some work that APQC and one of our past Knowledge Management (KM)...
M&A trends podcast series
M&A trends podcast series Briefings on hot topics in mergers and acquisitions Is there any part of the business world that moves faster than mergers and acquisitions (M&A)? It’s hard to imagine–and...
BMO to Buy Greene Holcomb Fisher to Expand U.S. Dealmaking
Bank of Montreal agreed to buy advisory firm Greene Holcomb Fisher to expand its mergers-and-acquisitions business in the U.S., adding 30 investment bankers and deepening its industry coverage in the country. GHF, with...
Newspapers Gobble Each Other Up to Survive Digital Apocalypse
Newspapers have settled on a strategy to stop withering away: feast on each other for survival. For the owners of big-city dailies like the Chicago Tribune and Denver Post, buying smaller publications and slashing costs...