Fever pitch: Pfizer and Allergan $160bn pharma mega-deal makes 2015 a record-smashing year for global M&A November 23, 2015 Global mergers and acquisitions have soared to an all-time high, pushed into the record books by the largest pharmaceuticals deal in history. The total value of worldwide M&A hit $4.2 trillion (£2.8 trillion), according to figures from Thomson Reuters, overtaking 2007’s previous record high. Pfizer’s $160bn merger with Ireland-based Allergan became the latest mega-deal to be confirmed [...]
What slowdown? JP Morgan says Asian companies like Tata and Nikkei will drive global M&A boom in the quest for long-term growth November 19, 2015 The good times look here to stay for the global M&A market, as 88 per cent of Asian companies say mergers and acquisitions are vital to their growth strategy, according to a market report from JP Morgan. Over the last 12 months, deal volumes in the Asia Pacific region have grown 61 per cent $1.05 [...]
Visa, King and BG Group deals push global M&A over $4 trillion mark for the first time in November November 4, 2015 Visa's $23.3bn (£15.2bn) offer for Visa Europe on Monday tipped the volume of global mergers and acquisitions over the $4 trillion mark for 2015 so far – the highest it's ever hit by this point in the year. Research by Dealogic showed Visa, along with a gaggle of acquisitive tech and pharma companies, pushed global volumes 38 per cent higher [...]
M&A work boosts Huntsworth income October 19, 2005 PR group Huntsworth has reported that income in its core public relations and healthcare division has risen above last year’s. The company, which owns investor and financial PR companies Citigate Dewe Rogerson and Hudson Sandler, saw like-for-like income rise 3.7 per cent in the six months to 30 June. Rising stock markets and the increased [...]
Jurys backing offer October 13, 2005 The board of the Irish hotels group Jurys has recommended a bid led by the daughters of the late founder P.V Doyle to take the company private. The hotel group board announced yesterday that it had reached terms with JDH Acquisitions, a group that has the support of 40 per cent of Jurys shareholders. A [...]