Pfizer, Allergan deal dead, what could be next?

Pfizer Allergan Merger

by CNBC
A $160 billion merger between Pfizer and Allergan lay in tatters Wednesday and left experts contemplating whether more deals could be hit by new tax rules issued by the U.S. Treasury. The deal, which would have allowed New York-based Pfizer to cut its tax bill by redomiciling to Ireland, has now been formally ended. Fresh rules issued Monday make it tougher for target companies to pass on their overseas registered address and in turn, beneficial tax rates. […] Read more

Metro will sich aufspalten

Metro Diagramm 1

by Handelsblatt
Kurz nach seinem Amtsantritt als Metro-Chef im Januar 2012 setzte Olaf Koch ein Zeichen. Er verlegte sein Büro vom Hauptgebäude der Düsseldorfer Zentrale, der Brücke 1, zur Brücke 13, von wo das Tagesgeschäft der Großhandelsmärkte geführt wird. Damit rückte er „Cash & Carry“ wieder in den Fokus des Handelskonzerns – die Sparte, mit der bei Metro vor gut 50 Jahren alles begann. […] Read more

Dividing to Conquer

by: Florian Kolf and Georg Weishaupt German retailer Metro is splitting into two. Investors think the company’s consumer electronics and supermarket businesses are worth more separately than together. The break-up also helps CEO Olaf Koch, who can relegate a cantankerous minority shareholder to the sidelines. Shortly after he took over as chief executive of German … Read more

M&A Vietnam may see record number in 2016

by Vietnam.net
Foreign investors’ high interest in the consumer goods sector which has been growing very rapidly in recent years is believed to help boost merger & acquisitions (M&A), according to VnExpress. The number of reported M&A deals in 2015 was 40 percent higher […] Read more

SABMiller/AB InBev: Stage set for third largest takeover deal

SABMiller AB InBev Merger

by BusinessDayLive
SABMiller branded six packs of Castle Lite beer move along the production line at SABMiller’s Newlands brewery in Cape Town on Tuesday. THE way is clear for global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) to make a formal offer to buy SABMiller in a deal worth more than $100bn after the SABMiller board agreed on Tuesday to give its blessing to an increased offer, the fifth. […] Read more

Active ongoing Mergers & Acquisitions Market in Vietnam

(Original: “Các thương vụ M&A đang diễn ra sôi động tại thị trường Việt Nam”) Trong những tháng đầu năm 2015, hoạt động mua bán-sáp nhập (M&A) tiếp tục diễn ra sôi động tại thị trường Việt Nam với nhiều thương vụ lớn và đang trở thành một hình thức đầu tư hấp dẫn đối … Read more

Vietnam has many factors driving Mergers & Acquisitions

(Original: “Việt Nam đang có nhiều yếu tố thúc đẩy hoạt động M&A”) Việt Nam đang có nhiều yếu tố tích cực thúc đẩy hoạt động mua bán và sáp nhập (M&A) là nhận định của các chuyên gia tại diễn đàn M&A năm 2015 với chủ đề “Chờ đón sự bùng nổ”, diễn ra … Read more

Vietnam to move up in M&A global rankings

Economic recovery and active legal reforms are bringing Vietnam up in the global mergers and acquisitions market in 2015. Veteran experts claim that Vietnam’s ongoing reforms have made it an attractive market for global M&A dealsAccording to the Institution of Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA) estimate, Vietnam’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market is expected to … Read more

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