US M&A Roundup Q2 2019 Mergers & Acquisitions by Vlad - August 1, 20190 Although the overall number of transactions moderated in the second quarter, there was an uptick in the mega deals. Deal volume reached $839.2bn, up 27.4% and 11.5% from the first quarter of 2019 and the second quarter of 2018 respectively. Consumer Noncyclical, Industrial and Energy sectors drove the majority of
Canadian M&A Roundup Q2 2019 Investment Banking Mergers & Acquisitions by John - July 20, 2019October 23, 20190 The second quarter of 2019 yielded a total announced Canadian M&A deal value of CAD $112.6B, a 2.18% increase from $110.2B in Q1 2019. Year over year, there was an 8.97% increase from the $103.34B total deal value seen in Q2 2018. M&A Drivers The key drivers of Canadian M&A activity in
Canadian M&A Roundup – Q1 2019 Mergers & Acquisitions by Katherine - April 23, 2019April 23, 20190 The first quarter of 2019 yielded a total announced Canadian M&A deal volume of CAD $112.5B. Though total volume saw a slight 7.7% decline from $121.9B in Q4 2018, Q1 2019 is up from Q1 2018 by 28.1%, or approximately $24.7B. M&A Drivers Key drivers of M&A activity in Q1 include: Consolidation
US M&A Roundup – Q1 2019 Mergers & Acquisitions by Brian - April 14, 2019April 19, 20190 The M&A activities in the United States experienced an increase to USD 658.76B in Q1 from $472.5B in Q4, reflecting a 39.4% Q/Q increase, and a decrease from $815.28B in Q1 2018 due to greater market volatility, trade tension and the threat of Brexit. M&A Drivers A few drivers of M&A activity
Europe’s Private Equity M&A Roundup – Q1 2019 Mergers & Acquisitions by Bocconi Students PE Club - April 8, 2019January 10, 20200 By Camilla Cameroni, Atul Vyas and Felix Pörnbacher Initially posted on the BSPEC blog European PE M&A deal volume has been slightly declining towards the end of Q1 2019 and reported a decline of 8% YoY. Nevertheless, the phenomenon of megadeals is still evident on a volume as well as value basis.
Understanding a Merger and Understanding a Merger Model Corporate Finance Financial Modelling Mergers & Acquisitions by Matt - March 24, 2019March 24, 20190 A Lesson in Mergers & Acquisitions Theory Step back for a second and forget all of the accretion/dilution, tax implications and purchase price allocation jargon that goes into mergers and acquisitions and read this to understand the basics of mergers and acquisitions. A firm buys another firm. There are no synergies and
Introduction to Hostile Takeovers and Unsolicited Bids Mergers & Acquisitions by Matt - February 18, 2019February 18, 20190 What is a Hostile Bid? Hostile takeovers happen when an acquiring entity looks to purchase a public company without the blessing of the Board of Directors or executive management. The would-be acquirer instead makes an offer for shareholders to tender their shares to them or starts a proxy fight to boot
Sale and Leaseback Transactions in Investment Banking Featured Infrastructure Mergers & Acquisitions Real Estate by Matt - February 16, 2019April 25, 20190 When people think of a sale and leaseback transaction, they think about a company that owns some real estate or equipment and then agrees to sell it to a buyer and continues to use the asset sold by leasing it back. Very simple. And because of the simplicity of this arrangement, this
Canadian M&A Roundup Q4 2018 Mergers & Acquisitions by Brian - January 28, 2019January 28, 20190 After a sharp increase in the deal activity in the third quarter of 2018, Canadian M&A experienced a 14.8% drop to CAD $129.75B in Q4 from $152.4B in Q3, reflecting a 14.8% Q/Q decrease, and a significant increase from $32B in Q4 2017. M&A Drivers A few drivers of M&A activity in
Compiling a Buyers List in Investment Banking Mergers & Acquisitions by Matt - January 20, 2019January 20, 20190 Compiling a Buyers Universe When investment bankers are looking at an asset or a corporate for sale, the natural question is who buys it. This is part of the expertise that the investment banker provides in their services offering. At a large investment bank such as JP Morgan, there are large, dedicated