M&A Blog and News
February 28, 2016
The Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor for Q2 2016
Contributed by Intralinks, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
The Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor brings you proven forecasts of M&A deal activity six months ahead of announcement – helping you make better deals today. View the report....
February 28, 2016
Why Wouldn't Email Work as Seamlessly as a Phone or a Lightswitch?
By Vadim Gringolts, CTO, Binary Tree, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
The fact that Cloud Computing has become a norm in today’s IT operations is no longer debatable. You don’t need to be in IT to be well aware of this fact; various media sources make this point on a daily ....
February 28, 2016
Some Interesting M&A Data
Provided by Mergermarket, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
Debtwire, in partnership with Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, has produced the 11th annual 2016 North American Distressed Debt Market Outlook, surveying 100 US-based hedge fund managers ....
January 26, 2016
Chairmans' Message, January 2016
By Jim Jeffries, Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
Welcome, everyone, to 2016! The M&A Leadership Council has just completed our first event of the year – The “Art of M&A for HR Leaders” and thanks to our presenting partners, Willis Towers Watson, M&A Partners and Baker & McKenzie, it was a tremendous success....
January 26, 2016
CMAS Credentials Awarded January 2016
We're proud to announce the inaugral group of Certified M&A Specialists. These individuals have proven and documented their knowledge, experience and commitment to the field of mergers and acquisitions. ...
January 26, 2016
Megadeals Push Cross-Border M&A Index to Record High
A Report by Baker & McKenzie, Published in Collaboration with Mergermarket - Both Partners of M&A Leadership Council
Cross-border deal values in the fourth quarter of 2015 rose to the highest level ever recorded in a single quarter, fueled by megadeals such as Pfizer’s purchase of Botox maker Allergan for US$183.7bn and Anheuser-Busch InBev’s US$120.3bn merger with SABMiller.....
January 26, 2016
Assessing the Value of Certifications
By Rebecca Fitzhugh, Contributed by Global Knowledge, Preface by Jim Jeffries
Why be certified in anything? In nearly any area of specialization, the appropriate professional societies, trade organizations, and bodies responsible for standards and governance find value in the recognition of those individuals demonstrating proof of their...
January 26, 2016
All-Time High for Deal Volumes Combined with Record Returns for Acquirers
Contributed by Willis Towers Watson, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
LONDON, Monday 11 January, 2016 - Year-end results from Willis Towers Watson’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM) show that acquirers closing deals in 2015 outperformed their index1 by 10.1 percentage points (pp) during the year. In addition ...