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Articles and news on Mergers and Acquisitions, featuring latest M&A activity in the UK and Europe plus guides and advice on M&A strategy.

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UK M&A down but not out

UK M&A has refused to give in, despite a slowdown in the first half of 2008, according to a study by PKF Accountants.

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UK M&A in depressed state

Falling asset prices and a weak pound are unlikely to encourage increased cross-border M&A activity into the UK. The current economic crisis is looming large on investors’ minds.

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KPMG predicts continuing M&A decline

The UK is set to echo a global decline in deal-making activity, predicts accountancy giant KPMG.

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The Icemen cometh

The flow of cross border M&A deals by Icelandic investment firms shows no signs of abating, as the country continues to punch above its weight overseas.

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Tech M&A market stalls

The value of acquisitions in the European technology sector for the first half of 2007 fell to $184 billion (£90.6 billion), 17 per cent down on the same period last year, according to research from investment bank Regent Associates.

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Plus ca change

Nicolas Sarkozy swept to power in France in May promising economic reform - but what will it mean for French businesses and cross-border M&A activity?

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American giant acquires Pride Valley Foods

American food group Gruma has acquired Pride Valley Foods for £20 million. The sellers were entrepreneur Hossain Razaei, who owned 85 per cent of the acquired company, and his fellow directors Roger McKechnie and Michael Hughes.