Mergers & Acquisitions news in the UK | Page 14

An overview of news, trends and research in Mergers & Acquisitions consulting in the UK:

Fyffes pays external advisors 14 million for failed deal The last year announced deal that would see Chiquita Brands International buy Fyffes for an estimated €403 million was later on called off, with Fyffes exercising its right to a 3.5% termination fee. That fee, coming to €18.6 million, has
09 April 2015
Towers Watson: M&A industry booming in Q1 2015 The first quarter of 2015 was the busiest for mergers and acquisitions since 2008, according to research from global consulting firm Towers Watson. For the months ahead, both in terms of deal activity and deal value the outlook remains bright.
02 April 2015
Anthesis Group buys The Environment Partnership Anthesis Group has acquired United Arab Emirates based The Environment Partnership for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition strengthens the firm’s global presence and extends its specialist expertise in technical an
26 March 2015
50 largest mid-market M&A advisors in the UK UK-based merger & acquisition market in the mid-market segment totalled $60.7 billion in 2014, a 21% increase year-on-year.
23 March 2015
EY: M&A in Power & Utilities reaches 177 billion 2014 saw M&A deals in the global power and utilities (P&U) sector increase by 41% over 2013, a recent EY report highlights.
12 March 2015
Private Equity backed M&A to slow down in 2015 The outlook for private equity-driven mergers & acquisitions, after a positive 2014, is expected to be more conservative in 2015.
26 February 2015
Deloitte: Chinese hungry for European firm acquisitions Chinese firms are snapping up European firms, acquiring 79 in 2014 with an average value of £249 million. European investment in Chinese companies, in comparison, involved 54 deals valued at £116 million. Chinese firms are pa
05 February 2015
Capgemini supports Office Depot with IT integration Office Depot has hired Capgemini to support the firm with post-merger integration support in the field of finance and accounting and IT. The new contract comes on top of the existing relationship between the two firms – Capgemini h
04 February 2015
A.T. Kearney expects M&A wave in Oil & Gas industry In a recently released report by A.T. Kearney the consequences of a plummeted oil and gas price are considered in the area of mergers and acquisitions.
04 February 2015
Corporate Integration Consultants advises on tech deal Private equity firm Écart earlier this month acquired a majority interest in the Dutch firm Minox Software. The deal was guided by Corporate Integration Consultants, a Dutch-based consulting firm that specialises in M&A in the IT and tec
22 January 2015
EY: PE-backed IPOs reaches highest level in 16 years The exit market in 2014 has performed well, data by EY shows, with the highest level since 2007. PE-backed IPOs was a popular strategy and reached the highest level in 16 years, numbers that suggest a recovering European private equity industry. EY
14 January 2015
FTI Consulting: M&A fairness opinions gaining terrain Executives that find themselves in the midst of a merger/acquisition process are increasingly choosing independent advisors above related investment bankers. From a long term economic perspective, a sensible approach, reveals a recent su
02 January 2015
Deloitte eyeing independent IPO sponsor status In 2013 Deloitte voluntarily lost its independent IPO “sponsor” status. Less than two years later, the Big 4 firm has changed its mind, and is eyeing a return to the recovering IPO market.
23 December 2014
Four consulting firms named top M&A advisor 2014 Consulting firms Deloitte, EY, PwC and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants have been recognised as top M&A advisors by M&A platform Mergermarket. EY managed to secure two awards, while Deloitte, PwC and Roland Berger each w
17 December 2014
Bain: 70% firms overstate M&A business case benefits The synergy benefits of mergers and acquisitions are often overestimated, finds a report by Bain & Company in conjunction with ERP giant SAP. By creating scale curves per industry and identifying what companies outperforming their estimates do,
16 December 2014
Towers Watson: M&A in insurance technology to rise M&A in insurance technology is expected to increase as insurance firms place a bigger importance on product and distribution technology capabilities, concludes consulting firm Towers Watson. The increased emphasis on modern technology is the re
04 December 2014
Zanders: Role of Treasury crucial to success of M&A Following the 2008 credit crunch most corporates were reluctant to expand via acquisition, but instead were primarily focused on cutting costs and growing organically - so corporate treasuries piled up cash. However, as confidence in the boardrooms
04 December 2014
PE arm of Alvarez buys G4S Government Solutions The private equity arm of consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal has acquired G4S Government Solutions, a US subsidiary of global security firm G4S.
02 December 2014
Environmental consultancy SLR buys Challenge Energy Consulting firm SLR has recently purchased oil and gas solutions provider Challenge Energy, a move that is in line with its strategy to provide high quality consultancy.
21 November 2014
KPMG expects more mergers in public transport sector In the coming year substantially more mergers will occur between public transport operators, expects accounting and consulting firm KPMG. The increasing liberalisation of public transport and expansionism of the privately managed public transportat
14 November 2014
EY: M&A type impacts post-merger integration approach Post-merger integration is an outdated expression. Starting your integration after closing was common practice in the previous century and it did not work out well. Then what is your blueprint for integrating th
23 October 2014
Grant Thornton: PE driving M&A activity in UK FM market Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the UK's facilities management sector has rebounded strongly in the second quarter of 2014, with a 50% increase in deal volumes over the previous quarter, concludes a research from business ad
06 October 2014
Zolfo Cooper oversees sale of 43 Strada restaurants UK casual dining operator Tragus Group has recently sold 43 Strada restaurants to a subsidiary of SCP Sugar Limited, an entity within Sun Capital Partners.
02 October 2014
Grant Thornton: M&A activity in waste sector picking up M&A activity in the UK waste and recycling sector is picking up, concludes a research from accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton. 23 deals were completed in the first half of 2014, significantly more than in the same periods
29 September 2014
Canadian Mint hires BCG to manage sales process The Boston Consulting Group has been hired by the Royal Canadian Mint to manage the divestiture of its MintChip digital currency.
12 September 2014
Zolfo Cooper manages sale process of Blackpool Airport The owner of Blackpool Airport, Balfour Beatty, has put its operating interests in the aviation site up for sale. Advisory firm Zolfo Cooper has been hired to manage the sale process. The consultants will in the co
31 August 2014
Deloitte: M&A deals drive UK hotel transactions market According to a new research from Deloitte, the hotel transactions sector in the UK could potentially face a record year in 2014.
25 August 2014
BDO and Hill Dickinson advise Learoyd Packaging Learoyd Packaging, a UK-based flexographic print specialist, has hired consultants of BDO and Hill Dickinson to co-manage its sale to US-based Coveris, the world’s sixth largest packaging company. Financial details of the transacti
25 August 2014
Mercer: Performance Management M&A must improve Organisations can improve the results of their mergers and acquisitions (M&A) if they pay more attention to performance management.
20 August 2014
KPMG: Quarter higher merger & acquisition deal value The value of announced M&A deals worldwide has increased with just over a quarter (26%) in the first six months of 2014, compared to the last six months of the previous year. The number of transactions has, however, slightly dropped,
19 August 2014
PwC manages sale of car parts manufacturer Volvox Private equity firm Elysian Capital has put Volvox, a Leeds-based car parts manufacturer, up for sale. Big Four firm PwC has been hired to explore the market for possible sale options. s
04 August 2014
Squarefield advises ICS Solutions on JBT transaction JBT Corporation, an American company active in the food and airports business, has acquired the ‘ICS Solutions; business unit from Stork Food & Dairy Systems. The transaction, which is estimated to be worth around €26 million,
08 July 2014

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