Annual M&A Awards – Booby Prize Goes To The Organisers
It’s that time of the year again, folk – time for the annual M&A Advisor Awards recognising the great and the good in the world of M&A. The 15th Annual Gala was last week...
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Selling a business? Weaknesses can be a good thing!
If there’s a weakness or “flaw” in your business, it doesn’t necessarily detract from the price. In fact, argues Rob Goddard, the weakness can be used to your advantage to gain you a higher...
Venture Capital Funds Are Returning Capital To Their Investors
Is it a lack of good buying opportunities? Not enough businesses of the right type coming to market? LiveMint says that the pace of funding is slowing down in an environment of sobering start-up...
Ready to Buy? Here’s How to Find a Small Business For Sale
Fundera puts together some tips on how to go about finding a small business for sale. Usual suggestions are included, such as trawling the business for sale websites – though it doesn’t mention businessesforsale.om...
Spent Months Negotiating M&A Deal? It Could Be Done Over A Cup Of Coffee
So say The Economic Times of India who have catalogued some of the biggest deals that happened over a simple dinner or a cup of coffee. These include Facebook’s acquisition of Whatsapp. Flipkart’s buying...
The Largest Mergers Of All Time
A slideshow of the biggest mergers the world has ever seen … from AB InBev’s acquisition of SAB Miller for $106 billion to the RBS buyout of ABN Amro for $100 billion to AOL’s...
Investor From China Wants To Buy Your Business? It could be a scam…
The China Law Blog today posts an article titled, “The China Fake Investment Scam: Does that Chinese Company Want to Invest in Your Company or Steal Your Technology?” It describes how some Chinese companies...
The Funny Game Of Fake M&A
Fake M&A – it takes so many forms! The Chinese forex regulator is cracking down on one type – the pretend overseas M&A deals invented to move assets and capital out of China....
An MBA in M&A. Well, sort of…
Texas A&M University return for the fourth year with their the “Dealmakers in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)” course. They bring together real-world M&A leaders to share what they’ve learned in the field. “This is...
Who is the top UK M&A advisor?
It depends on who you ask. And there is no shortage of opinions around now that it is M&A Awards season. Vitesse Media have already announced their “High Potential” 2016 winners as have the...
What to do when the acquisition doesn’t work out? Sue the seller!
Slater & Gordon, the listed Australian law firm, is to sue over the disastrous UK acquisition that help push it to a $A1.02 billion full-year loss. The company has told Watchstone Group, formerly Quindell,...
Mergers & acquisitions explained
The FijiSun today explain Mergers & Acquisitions and how the two differ from each other. They go on to list the most common types of deals – from vertical and horizontal to conglomerate mergers...
Exclusive: Sharp rise in entrepreneurs & investors applying for UK visas
From discussions with a Home Office source, we understand that applications for entrepreneur visas have risen sharply post-Brexit, and are expected to rise further. Background: There are various categories of visas the UK extends...
How to rob a bank (do it from the inside)
A captivating TED talk by William Black about the ongoing atrocity that is big banks exploiting a system rigged in their favour. The presentation suggests also a corrupt relationship between the FBI and the...
Use a business broker not just to sell but also to BUY a business
When buying a business it’s important to recognise that the broker acts for the vendor, is paid by the vendor, and has the vendor’s interests at heart, not yours. Your other professional advisors, the...
Not all money is equal: Avoiding the toxic investor
Or why entrepreneurs should care about how Venture Capitalists choose who is investing in their funds i.e. who makes for a good L.P. (Limited Partner) and who doesn’t. Mark Suster, an entrepreneur turned VC,...
