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A new PricewaterhouseCoopers report reviewing last year's merger and acquisition activity in the oil and gas sector and offering an outlook for deals in 2009 confirms what other firms such as Ernst & Young expect : that tight credit, heavy debt and volatile commodity prices will constrict dealmaking this year. However,...
Posted on February 24, 2009 9:26 AM
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
Nearly three-quarters of oil and gas CFOs polled in a recent survey said they expect the U.S. economic crisis to impact their ability to borrow money or extend bank debt in 2009. In addition, well over half the 100 executives surveyed by the accounting firm BDO Seidman LLP in October...
Posted on December 4, 2008 12:51 PM
One year ago, 93% of middle-market M&A executives surveyed by the Association for Corporate Growth and Thomson Reuters rated the deal environment as good or excellent. Today, the number is 43%. In addition, 45% of the more than 500 i-bankers, PE professionals, corporate development executives, lawyers, accountants and consultants surveyed...
Posted on July 22, 2008 11:39 AM
Our contacts at Nixon Peabody LLP alerted us to a Mergermarket Group survey they commissioned, "M&A Executive Insights 2008," which showed the split between private equity execs and strategic dealmakers on the impact of the credit crunch. As you know, midmarket deals will be a driving force in 2008 --...
Posted on April 21, 2008 2:31 PM
In their fourth-annual report, "Forging Ahead," PricewaterhouseCoopers took a deep dive into the metals sector, analyzing the M&A numbers, the economic impact on dealmaking and forecasting trends in the industry. PwC found that there have been major shifts of focus: from steel to aluminum and away from Western Europe...
Posted on April 18, 2008 2:58 PM
According to a survey done by Marsh Inc. for its report "M&A Beyond Borders: Opportunities and Risks," executives at multinational companies consider investing in China, India and Southeast Asia almost as risky as investing in Africa. For example, the survey notes that while the degree of environmental litigation and...
Posted on April 15, 2008 4:14 PM
Ernst & Young has released a survey of 95 drug industry executives that shows heightened expectations for chief financial officers. As the industry grapples with slowing sales, tightening regulations, more aggressive generic competition, rapid globalization and a mountain of expiring patents, CFOs are expected to look beyond bean-counting and become...
Posted on March 28, 2008 9:01 AM
First came the very largest companies. Now middle-market dealmakers are stepping up their movement into emerging markets.
Posted on March 12, 2008 2:35 PM
As corporate acquirers contemplate growth strategies for the remainder of 2008, the state of the credit markets is no doubt a major factor. With that in mind, the results of a recent study conducted by my firm, Lincoln International, a global middle-market investment bank, is worth a look. We surveyed...
Posted on February 26, 2008 1:43 PM
If not, maybe you should be listening better. Leakage of licensing fees is weakening more than a few IP management programs.
Posted on June 15, 2006 8:08 PM
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