Dizzying Activity Marked 2015 By Jack Gibson, Fergal O’Shea, Andy Staudt – Willis Towers Watson Insurance was one of a number of business sectors to enjoy a banner year for merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2015. Willis Towers Watson’s latest M&A study, a joint effort with Mergermarket, analyzes the drivers in the surge in insurance deals and the priorities for … Read more
by KPMG
At the start of 2015, we made some predictions around how mergers and acquisitions (M&A) would impact the insurance sector. We did this in order to help clients plan their strategy in a rapidly evolving market. We anticipated a highly active year, centered on a number of key themes including consolidation, particularly within the property and casualty (P&C) segment and where industry fundamentals are affected by regulation, such as the US health care market. […] Read more
By KPMG Foreword At the start of 2015, we made some predictions around how mergers and acquisitions (M&A) would impact the insurance sector. We did this in order to help clients plan their strategy in a rapidly evolving market. We anticipated a highly active year, centered on a number of key themes including consolidation, particularly within … Read more
by Mercer
Offering robust data and analysis as well as unique insights and guidance, Mercer’s first annual research report on people risks in M&A transactions provides an in-depth view of the human capital issues buyers and sellers are facing in the marketplace. In addition, this report identifies practical solutions and strategies organizations are deploying to effectively hedge these risks and drive deal value. […] Read more
By Jeff Cox, Chuck Moritt – Mercer EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Offering robust data and analysis as well as unique insights and guidance, Mercer’s first annual research report on people risks in M&A transactions provides an in-depth view of the human capital issues buyers and sellers are facing in the marketplace. In addition, this report identifies practical solutions and strategies organizations … Read more
By Stuart Robertson – KPMG Foreword 2015 was an interesting year by all accounts in the banking sector globally and in particular for M&A activity in the sector. Deal value was up significantly over 2014 and while the level of activity was foreseen by many, the specific nature of what took place varied over many expectations. The level … Read more
By Ankur Agrawal, Ruth De Backer, Spring Liu – McKinsey & Company Contributors: Alvaro Aguero, Matthew Van Wingerden Under pressure to be active acquirers, some pharmaceutical and medical-products companies may be neglecting best practices. Here’s where they can most improve. The spate of recent megamergers among both pharmaceutical and medical-products (PMP) companies has made for eye-opening headlines, not just for the supersizing of … Read more
By Andrew Jenke, Nicholas Colman – KPMG Foreword Welcome to KPMG’s European Debt Sales 2016 report. In this report, we identify and discuss those key topics relevant to the European bank deleveraging landscape that we think will take centre stage in 2016. We also take a look back to see how the loan sale markets performed in 2015 across … Read more
by Elsevier Ltd.
This study analyzes how foreign multinational enterprises respond to uncertainty in their cross-border acquisitions in emerging economies and, specifically in Brazil, given the institutional differences that separate the home and host countries. We analyze how institutional distance impacts multinational enterprises strategy in taking a partial or full ownership stake in their Brazilian acquisitions. […] Read more
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