Dating apps have increased in number, approach and popularity consistently for years now. They are no longer a niche area of the technology sector, but a driving force in M&A, finance and the tech industry in general.
One way to overcome that “urge to merge” is to approach each deal with a clear list of “deal breakers” for your organization. Our expert presenters share their insights on red flags to look for during due diligence.
Michael Williams of BDO sat down with us to discuss income tax basics; highlights of tax changes and how they affect domestic and cross-border deals; and best practices to address some of the changes. Watch the full webinar, above.
One of the common regrets we often hear from senior executives during surveys and internal M&A capability assessments is that they “throttled back” on integration efforts too quickly post-closing. Meaning, they achieved short-term integration success, such as we have previously defined as “steady-state operations,” (See Getting Operational Cut-Over Right) but failed in many of the more important longer-term value-capture initiatives.
Over three-quarters of acquirers using M&A retention agreements (79%)--compared with only 68% in 2014--retain nearly 80% of critical employees for the full retention period. Acquirers principally offer agreements to two groups: senior leaders and their direct reports (54%) and other employees with key skills that could affect a deal's outcome (55%). However, they structure the agreement differently for each group.
Thanks to his ravenous appetite for acquisitions, Rupert Murdoch has built an incredible media empire. Now the mogul is embarking on a major divestiture. If the deal is approved, Disney will purchase the majority of 21st Century Fox's business assets for a cool $52.4 billion--paying a considerable premium over its pre-deal trading price. Murdoch isn't known for strategic divestitures, On the contrary, previous divestiture activity has included mostly minor assets or undeniable losers (such as MySpace). But the proposed divestiture represents a new strategic direction, one that M&A professionals can certainly learn from.
Thanks to his ravenous appetite for acquisitions, Rupert Murdoch has built an incredible media empire. Now the mogul is embarking on a major divestiture. If the deal is approved, Disney will purchase the majority of 21st Century Fox's business assets for a cool $52.4 billion--paying a considerable premium over its pre-deal trading price.
Mergermarket, an Acuris company, has released its Global M&A roundup for 2017, including its league tables for financial advisors. Take a look at the report, and don’t forget to review the charts breaking down the activity by sector, value, year-to-year analysis, etc.