By Ernst & Young The third quarter of 2010 showed an improvement in the Swiss M&A market as the number of transactions as well as deal volume increased significantly. While economic uncertainties continue to persist, the general conditions for M&A transactions are assumed to become more favorable as debt availability and investor sentiment eased and interest … Read more
by Strategy&
As the financial-services industry emerges from the greatest economic crisis in 70 years, and comes to grips with a raft of new regulations, banks are consolidating, and they will continue to do so. In the first quarter of 2010, M&A activity spiked 50 percent. Integrating two financial institutions has never been easy, and the current environment raises a host of new challenges that even experienced M&A hands must find ways to address. […] Read more
By Deloitte Introduction Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) present both opportunities and challenges for the executive team charged with leading the organization through these transactions. M&A activities drive significant change within your organization and can create complex situations, especially when it comes to managing employee transition. After all, getting it right with your organizations’ greatest asset — … Read more
By Ernst & Young In the second quarter of 2010, the Swiss M&A market remained stable in terms of number of transactions. However, transaction volume decreased significantly compared to Q1 2010. In addition, overall stock performance in Q2 2010 was negative as the economic outlook and the European sovereign debt crisis weighed on the stock market. … Read more
By Willis Towers Watson The pace of global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity fluctuates depending on the economy, but M&As remain a valuable method to accelerate growth in new regions, expand into new products and service areas or acquire new technologies. However, according to various studies over the last two decades, many M&As have failed to … Read more
By Anish Melwani, Werner Rehm – McKinsey & Company Corporations have a rare chance to reestablish acquisitions as a powerful strategic tool Consider this: market valuations are attractive by absolute and relative standards, large corporations across many sectors have the financial and operating firepower to launch bids, and the deleveraging trend now under way has left several of the … Read more
by McKinsey & Company
Despite continued uncertainty, signs point to a surge in M&A activity that will be ambitious in both scope and profile. Even M&A veterans will require new tools for analysis and integration to manage these deals for maximum benefit – new organizational efficiencies, market expansion, employee development, product innovation, and profit. Mergers often accelerate in the second half of a downturn, which is where the economy seems to be these days. […] Read more
By McKinsey & Company A new generation of M&A: A McKinsey perspective on the opportunities and challenges By Clay Deutsch & Andy West Despite continued uncertainty, signs point to a surge in M&A activity that will be ambitious in both scope and profile. Even M&A veterans will require new tools for analysis and integration to manage these deals … Read more
By Sumit Chandra, Christian Hagen, Jason Miller, Tejal Thakkar and Abha Thakur – A.T. Kearney A gradual recovery in the stock and credit markets is spurring some stable, cash-rich companies out of their defensive positions and back into mergers and acquisitions. But unlike past M&A environments, there is less margin for error today as analysts and industry experts are expecting strong, consistent results in … Read more
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