American M&A Activity Still Dominated By Few Hubs
Last week, we looked at M&A activity at a global scale. Now we’re focusing on the US. Mergers and acquisitions are a hot topic. Getting acquired is the most frequent kind of successful exit...
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Financial Advisor M&A ‘Balloon’ Amid Regulatory Burdens
Mergers and acquisitions of or involving financial advisors and firms could double to 1,000, possible more, this year. This is partly driven by principals retiring, but the increasing burden of regulations is also playing...
India is one of most attractive M&A destinations in Asia
NEW DELHI: India is among the top Merger and Acquisition (M&A) markets in emerging Asia, largely driven by favourable economic and demographic conditions and an encouraging regulatory regime, says a report. According to a...
Medical & Hospital M&A On The Increase
According to two recent reports by management consulting firm Kaufman Hall, hospital M&A activity, particularly involving hospital systems and academic medical centers, grew 70 percent between 2010 and 2015, and remained strong in the...
Cheap loans – the alternative to selling equity?
Madeleine Harrigan of Mercer Capital explains how cheap credit is driving companies to take loans rather than sell equity, and uses that to explain why the number of venture capital exits completed in the...
Closed a business? Don’t let HMRC catch you starting another one!
Closing a business ia all right with HMRC, but if you start another one like it you could be running foul of new legislation to prevent tax avoidance. This method of avoiding tax is...
Heavy new regulation for M&A brokers = good thing?
In the UK, as with the US, there is very little regulation of business brokers. In the US some states require brokers to have realtor licences, in the UK there is no such requirement...
A realistic optimist’s view on Venture Capital
During the last year there has been considerable discussion regarding the current state of the venture capital industry: Are we in a bubble? Why has there been a dearth of major technology company IPOs?...
Get Your Wagons In A Circle, The Indians Are Coming
Acquisitions in Europe and the US by Indian companies, particular in the pharma and medical industries, are expected to rise. The chief executive officer of Asia’s largest vaccine maker said he will consider selling...
Consolidation Going On In the Agricultural Sector
Over the past year or so, multiple agriculture companies have attempted to consolidate through acquisitions or mergers to fight off weak fundamentals in the global agricultural sector. While the EC is launching a probe...
Mixed Messages On Outlook for M&A
The Times has a doom and gloom story. Sort of. They claim that Big, friendly or otherwise, takeovers are not offering that much entertainment. Accompanied, of course, with a BFG picture. According to...
Global Finance Entering “Twilight Zone” Says Macquarie
We’ve entered into a “Twilight Zone.” That’s according to Viktor Shvets, a strategist at Australian bank Macquarie in Hong Kong. In a big note out this week, Shvets set out his bearish view on...
The WiseAlpha VCT & EIS Investor Forum 2016
The WiseAlpha Venture Capital Trust and Enterprise Investment Scheme Investor Forum 2016 is on 24th November, 2016 at 155 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3YD. Tickts via EventBrite @£83.59. With the most favourable tax regime for...
Private Equity In Central And Eastern Europe Reaches A High
Brussels: Private equity and venture capital investment in Central and Eastern Europe last year hit its highest amount since 2009, according to new data from Invest Europe. The total investment amount increased 25% year-on-year...
Family Office Monthly – Where are family offices currently investing?
The latest edition of the Family Office Monthly has now been released (free download). It’s to the usual high standard with informative commentary on the whats and wheres of family offices investing. The Family...
