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    • From Real Estate and 7 May 2021 19:16 EDT

      Blackstone looks to buyout St Modwen Properties

      Private equity firm Blackstone Group has made a buyout proposal for the UK real estate developer St Modwen Properties pitched at £1.21bn (US$1.68bn) The non-binding conditional offer, which follows a…
    • From Financials and 7 May 2021 19:08 EDT

      Deutsche Boerse buys remaining stake in CFC

      Germany’s Deutsche Boerse is to buy the remaining 49% stake in fund distribution platform Clearstream Fund Centre (CFC) from UBS Group for SFr390m (US$427m). Deutsche Boerse, which had bought 51%…
    • From Consumer & Retail and 23 Apr 2021 18:30 EDT

      LVMH raises stake in Italy’s Tod’s

      In a move which sources described as “friendly support” for the Italian struggling leather goods maker, French luxury goods group LVMH is increasing its stake in fashion company Tod’s to…
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    • From Industrials and 11 May 2021 19:00 EDT

      Meggitt’s shares jump on M&A report

      After speculation that the US group Woodward is looking at a potential deal, shares in UK engineering company Meggitt rise 14%. Meggitt’s market capitalisation is US$5bn while Woodward’s stood at…
    • From Industrials and 11 May 2021 18:43 EDT

      Thyssenkrupp’s cash flow falls into the red

      Thyssenkrupp’s closely watched cash flow plunged deeper into the red in the second quarter, hit by restructuring costs and investments that overshadowed a guidance upgrade on the back of stronger…
    • From Tech, Media & Telecoms and 11 May 2021 17:45 EDT

      Toshiba board to appoint UBS as adviser

      Toshiba Corp’s board is to appoint UBS as financial adviser to work on a strategic review for the Japanese conglomerate facing a possible private equity bidding war. Last month, Toshiba…
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  • Editorials
    • From Financials and 27 Apr 2021 18:52 EDT

      EU asks if Gallagher, others are right buyers for assets

      EU antitrust regulators are asking Aon rivals and customers who is the best buyer for assets the insurance broker has offered to sell to address competition concerns about its US$30bn…
    • From Tech, Media & Telecoms and 19 Apr 2021 02:59 EDT

      UK invokes national security for ARM deal

      Raising a question mark over the deal, the UK government will look into the national security implications of US group Nvidia’s purchase of UK chip designer ARM Holdings. UK Secretary…
    • From Financials and 15 Apr 2021 07:09 EDT

      Credit Agricole raises Creval offer

      In an effort to secure backing for plans to expand in Italy’s consolidating banking sector, Credit Agricole Italia (CAI) raises its bid for Italy’s Creval by €140m (USUS$167.6m). The Italian…
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  • Sectors
    • From Financials and Greece 18 Jul 2019 08:00 EDT

      Financial software developer pursues M&A

      Profile, a software developer and vendor that covers fintech, banking and investment management, is identified in brokers research as a company likely to make a series of bolt-on acquisitions. However…
    • From Financials and Global 1 Nov 2018 09:30 EDT

      Insurance deal value reaches new highs as strategic forces collide

      The global insurance industry has seen the strongest first half since before the global financial crisis in terms of the value of deals, and the outlook remains supportive of deal…
    • From Industrials and Global 30 Aug 2018 08:31 EDT

      Executive sees automotive coatings mergers

      The global automotive coatings industry is likely to undergo marked consolidation in the next couple of years according to the chief executive of one of its leading players, but it…
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  • Restructuring
    • From Financials and 3 Mar 2021 09:30 EST

      Outlook for insolvencies in year ahead

      Law firm Seddons has published the West End Leadership Monitor (WELM), demonstrating a shift in working and business patterns in London’s West End. WELM is based on a survey of…
    • From Consumer & Retail and 7 Dec 2020 08:25 EST

      Ashley’s Frasers Group eyes Debenhams

      In a rescue deal which would further extend Mike Ashley’s reach in the UK high street, Frasers Group is in negotiations to buy collapsed department store chain Debenhams from administrators.…
    • From Consumer & Retail and 1 Dec 2020 07:42 EST

      JD Sports ends Debenhams’ takeover talks

      The future of the UK department store chain Debenhams is in doubt after JD Sports Fashion says that it will not pursue a rescue takeover. It says: “JD Sports Fashion…
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    • From Financials and 7 May 2021 19:08 EDT

      Deutsche Boerse buys remaining stake in CFC

      Germany’s Deutsche Boerse is to buy the remaining 49% stake in fund distribution platform Clearstream Fund Centre (CFC) from UBS Group for SFr390m (US$427m). Deutsche Boerse, which had bought 51%…
    • From Real Estate and 21 Apr 2021 17:39 EDT

      Hammerson sells assets to Brookfield

      Marking the mall operator’s exit from the UK retail parks sector, Hammerson says that it sold seven retail parks to Canadian private equity firm Brookfield Asset Management for £330m (US$459.33m).…
    • From Financials and 9 Apr 2021 17:31 EDT

      Order-to-cash firm buys US player

      Sidetrade, publisher of an AI powered platform, dedicated to the management of the order-to-cash (O2C) cycle is acquiring Amalto, one of the main players in the dematerialisation of inter-company financial…
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From Financials and - 4 Dec 2020 09:30 EST

Impact of unconscious bias in M&A transactions

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James Worrall, partner of law firm Royds Withy King, discusses three fundamental biases that cause deals or collapse or fail to deliver on the promises made.

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