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Overseas UK M&A falls despite domestic deal appetite

Expenditure on acquisitions abroad by UK companies has fallen to £10.2 billion in the second quarter of 2011, down from £20.7 billion in quarter one, in contrast to the increase seen in domestic M&A as buyers look for local value, new statistics show.

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Accounting for Value in M&A

A lack of insight into the challenges associated with consolidating financial practices means organisations are struggling to achieve the desired goals of M&A says Gary Waylett.

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Outbound deals drive China M&A

Chinese M&A has continued to grow through 2011, recording strong increases across outbound and domestic M&A.

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Autonomy acquired by Hewlett-Packard

IT giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) has acquired Autonomy, a UK-based provider of information management software and services, in the second big-ticket technology M&A deal of the week.

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Wireless Logic snapped up by ECI as Peter Jones exits

Dragons’ Den investor and serial telecoms entrepreneur Peter Jones has sold IT communications business Wireless Logic to the company’s management and private equity firm ECI Partners for £38 million.

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Leading the way: M&A Awards 2011

With the very best of the UK M&A world assembled at the Millennium Mayfair hotel in London's Grosvenor Square, the M&A Awards 2011 afforded the opportunity to take stock of what was another difficult but prosperous year for many.

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M&A Awards 2011

With a strong showing at the end of 2010, the past year has seen a resurgence in M&A activity as dealmakers completed a series of exciting and innovative transactions.

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Playtech hedges its bets with Mobenga aquisition

AIM-listed Playtech, an Internet gambling software maker and content developer which has a joint venture with William Hill, has acquired Mobenga AB, a mobile-phone sports-betting company.

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A real M&A headache

Those thinking about a merger might want to make the most of the current regulatory environment after news of proposed changes to the Takeover Code. 

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Communisis pulls Orchestra Bristol back from the brink

Communisis, has acquired the trade and assets of Orchestra Bristol (OBL), which is currently in administration, for a cash consideration of £2.25 million.

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Asia and Europe leading in automotive M&A

Disclosed deal value in the global automotive M&A market fell by US$10 billion to $29.4 billion in 2010, as the level of disclosed figures in 2009 helped improve statistics.

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The importance of commissioning due diligence – a new era of self-discovery

Pre-completion due diligence makes up the nuts and bolts of any deal, and it has become increasingly critical in the years since the credit crunch.

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