Appetite for debt driving bolt-on acquisition activity
The importance of the growing appetite for investment grade debt in driving the revival in M&A activity in…
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Danone in talks for medical nutrition sale
In what could potentially be the next significant example of a tax inversion deal – the controversial mechanism…
Reckitt Benckiser to spin off pharma
“Currently Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals derives the vast majority of its products from Suboxone film in the US market,…
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Sankaty wins JP Morgan portfolio
Sankaty Advisors, the credit affiliate of asset manager Bain Capital, has won the contest to acquire the debt…
National Australia Bank steps up UK disposal programme
The improving appetite for secondary commercial property in the UK has been further underlined by the sale of…
Jaiprakash finds new buyer
Jaiprakash Power Ventures has rapidly concluded a deal to sell its three operating hydropower plants in India to…
Homebase finally on the block
The long-mooted divorce of Homebase from Argos seems finally about to become a reality, with a strategic review…
ENI to revive Saipem sale
The new management at ENI is to revive plans to sell the Italian oil company’s 43% controlling stake…
European M&A surges with confidence
Growing belief that Europe is finally back on the path to economic growth has driven a spectacular increase…
BB and Carillion look an ideal match
The mooted £3bn merger between British construction companies Balfour Beatty and Carillion is more than likely to go…