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Mergers & Acquisitions

Q&A – due diligence

Making an acquisition is risky at the best of times. so should buyers take a belt-and-braces approach and consider commercial and operational due diligence?

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions

Duke Street buys French healthcare company 

Private equity firm Duke Street has cemented its association with the healthcare market following an eight-figure deal for a French diagnostics provider.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Going for brokers 

Deal activity in the financial services sector moves up a notch as small finance houses and global brokers are snapped up by ravenous rivals. Andrew MacLeod reports.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Salesforce.com completes InStranet acquisition

Salesforce.com, a business software maker, has acquired InStranet for $31.5 million (£16.8 million).

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Dan Cahill of Constitution Capital Partners is the man with a pension plan

Backed by Britain's second-largest pension fund, Dan Cahill of Constitution Capital Partners has got the firepower he needs to take the US mid-market by storm. Patrizia Rossi reports.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Exploring the funding options

There may be fewer deals on the table, but the ones that are getting through are seeing more innovative funding structures, writes Patrizia Rossi.

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ilG Digital agency in MBO

ilG Digital, a digital media agency and consultancy, has been bought by private equity firm ECI Partners and its management in a deal worth more than £45 million. Management will retain a stake of approximately 40 per cent in the business, with the remainder owned by ECI.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Championing an acquisition or takeover as a CEO

CEOs stand or fall by the success of their acquisitions. Marc Barber speaks to business leaders about their preferences when putting a deal through.

Mergers & Acquisitions

ilG Digital agency in MBO

ilG Digital, a digital media agency and consultancy, has been bought by private equity firm ECI Partners and its management in a deal worth more than £45 million. Management will retain a stake of approximately 40 per cent in the business, with the remainder owned by ECI.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Championing an acquisition or takeover as a CEO

CEOs stand or fall by the success of their acquisitions. Marc Barber speaks to business leaders about their preferences when putting a deal through.

Mergers & Acquisitions

What’s driving the renewable energy industry?

Stephen Shergold and Matt Bonass, partners at law firm Denton Wilde Sapte, on what's driving the renewable energy industry, Patrizia Rossi reports.

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Voicecomm Warehouse acquires Fresh Egg – Analysis

Voicecomms Warehouse chairman, Mike Harris, has his sights set on a tenfold increase in sales through the acquisition of major competitor, Fresh Egg. M&A's Andrew Macleod reports.

Mergers & Acquisitions

M&A activity in Russia – A fist full of cash

An abundance of cash in the Russian economy is fuelling M&A activity, but transparency can be a problem for businesses planning to enter the market. M&A’s Andrew Macleod reports.

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All fired up and everywhere to go

Landsbanki's acquisition of Bridgewell Group for a cool £60 million this year shows the fire in its belly for European expansion. Patrizia Rossi reports.