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Mergers & Acquisitions

Assets for M&A

Ian Larkin, managing director at Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance, explores how management teams and private equity sponsors are increasingly leveraging their fixed and intangible assets to fund corporate transactions.

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The human element when acquiring a company

Robin Murray Brown, partner at executive search firm Tyzack Partners, argues that acquisitions often focus on financial elements and fail to properly recognise the human aspect of a deal.

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M&A failings and types of suitors

Having looked at the reasons for, and pitfalls of, selling a company, business mentor Colin Turner examines why most M&A deals fail to complete.

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Social media M&A deal for Kantar

Kantar Media, which is owned by parent company WPP, has acquired CIC, a Chinese social business intelligence agency.

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Strong year for data centre M&A

The value of M&A in the data centre sector reached $12.3 billion (£8 billion) during 2011, new research finds.

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Playing the long game

While the last 12 months failed to deliver the hoped-for bounceback in the UK mid-market, there have been opportunities for the lucky few that can access finance.

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Acquirers boost investment in India

The volume and value of deals in which overseas companies acquired Indian targets both increased sharply during 2011, despite a drop in overall deal activity in the country.

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Four trends that drive eBay’s M&A strategy

Fredrik Ahlberg, head of expansion at eBay, reveals there are four current trends in commerce that underpin the online shopping giant's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy. These are: mobile, local, social and digital.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Acquirers boost investment in India

The volume and value of deals in which overseas companies acquired Indian targets both increased sharply during 2011, despite a drop in overall deal activity in the country.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Four trends that drive eBay’s M&A strategy

Fredrik Ahlberg, head of expansion at eBay, reveals there are four current trends in commerce that underpin the online shopping giant's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy. These are: mobile, local, social and digital.

Mergers & Acquisitions

What’s in a company acquisition value?

Buyers of companies are always after the best price, but what does the current market mean for bidders?

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M&A sector watch with Peadar O’Reilly

Peadar O'Reilly, a regional director with Venture Structured Finance, gives his views on the current state of the M&A market and what sectors to watch out for in the coming months.

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New Takeover Code divides opinion

Reforms to the Takeover Code appear to have split the views of M&A advisers, with 59 per cent believing that target companies should not be forced into revealing who potential bidders are, new research shows.

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Market expertise vital for M&A

Businesses acquired by institutional investors are posting higher returns in the long run compared to those which are not, new research shows.