Publications

By Stuart Robertson – KPMG Fewer deals + more strategic projects = greater fulfilment Introduction: The rising and pervasive influence of regulation In the aftermath of the financial crisis, banks’ attention has shifted somewhat from growth to embrace a wider range of activities, from strategic planning to improved operational efficiency.This reflects a growing focus on improving margins, profitability and … Read more

By Pip McCrostie – Ernst & Young Our 12th Global Capital Confidence Barometer finds the global M&A market maintaining the positive momentum that developed during 2014. For the first time in five years, more than half our respondents are planning acquisitions in the next 12 months, as deal pipelines continue to expand. Executives express increasing optimism in the … Read more

By Gaurav Jetley, Shamim S. Mondal Abstract We analyze the extent to which promoters of firms listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange are using rights issues to circumvent regulatory provisions related to creeping acquisitions. We find that promoters use rights issues that do not have specific objectives for purposes of realizing an increase in their shareholdings. We find that a rights issue … Read more

By Paul Bjacek – Accenture Contributor: Kurt Eichhorn Mergers and acquisitions in the global chemicals industry have tumbled from their highs of the 2007­-2009 period, jolted by the Great Recession and despite the steady, albeit gradual, recovery in chemicals markets since then, M&A has not returned to those past levels. The reasons for the M&A slowdown are likely due … Read more

By Jian Sun, Sherri He, Joachim von Hoyningen-Huene, Andreas Graef, Thomas Luedi, Frankie Leung, Jürgen Rothenbuecher, Bastian Sauerberg – A.T. Kearney Since China first opened to the world with the 1978 economic reforms, the country’s GDP has made unprecedented progress. It is a remarkable growth story. Although there is a big gap to close to catch up with the United States, China ranked second in … Read more