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European executives bullish on transformational deals in '09 (from Corporate Dealmaker)

A survey of executives at European public companies produced some pretty surprising results about M&A strategies in 2008 and the prospects for dealmaking in '09. The Boston Consulting Group and UBS Investment Bank polled 160 chief executives and senior managers and found that despite the global financial crisis, nearly a...

Posted on December 12, 2008 4:13 PM

Thoughts from London on bank consolidation and bailouts (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The bank consolidation and government bailouts taking place in Europe are keeping pace with what we're experiencing in the United States. Recent transactions include European lender Dexia SA receiving a $9.2 billion cash infusion from the governments of France, Belgium and Luxembourg; and Lloyd's TSB Group plc buying Scotland's HBOS...

Posted on September 30, 2008 12:15 PM

Would Budweiser make a good global flagship brand? (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Good piece in the New York Times Friday morning examining one of the premises for InBev's pursuit of Anheuser-Busch Cos. A key part of InBev CEO Carlos Brito's proposal involves moving Bud through InBev's global channels and keeping St. Louis as "the global home of the flagship Budweiser brand."The question...

Posted on June 27, 2008 11:41 AM

Time is right for deals, deal consultants say (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Well, they would say that, wouldn't they? And shopping when there's a sale on isn't an entirely original idea, is it? But give the folks at Boston Consulting Group credit for several useful nuggets in the study they released Wednesday, titled "The Return of the Strategist: Creating value with M&A...

Posted on May 21, 2008 1:28 PM