In The News

The Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances is a not-for-profit think tank and the only globally recognized association for M&A.

Our faculty and M&A experts are frequently sought after commentators in international media. Among the renown newspapers are Financial Times, Le Monde, New York Time and Wall Street Journal, news agencies like Bloomberg, Dow Jones, and Thomson Reuters or Television as Bloomberg and CNN. Below you find a collection of our faculty and Institute “in the news”.

IMAA and Faculty in the News

Jan

Übernahmefieber vorbei – frostige Zeiten in Österreich

by Wirtschaftsblatt Anzahl und Volumen bei Übernahmen und Akquisitionen 2008 weltweit gesunken. Interessantes Detail: Österreicher wickelten mehr Deals im Osten als im Westen ab. [...] Read more

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Oct

L’heure est à la recomposition dans le secteur aérien européen

by Reuters Pour les compagnies aériennes européennes, l'heure est aux grandes manoeuvres et le monde du transport aérien s'est une nouvelle fois agité mercredi lorsqu'Air France-KLM a laissé passer la date limite pour le dépôt d'une offre sur Austrian Airlines, tandis que Lufthansa s'est retirée des discussions sur le rachat de TUIfly.[...] Read more

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Oct

Airlines get tough in Europe merger battle

by Reuters European airlines are playing hardball in an increasingly frenetic industry shake-up on Wednesday as Air France-KLM snubbed making an offer for Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa pulled out of talks to buy local carrier TUIfly. [...] Read more

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May

Porsche Files Lawsuit in Battle for Control of VW

By Chris Reiter May 27 (Bloomberg) — Porsche SE, Volkswagen AG’s largest shareholder, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a vote by VW investors that upheld the German state of Lower Saxony’s ability to block decisions. The Porsche lawsuit is the latest move in a wrangle for control of Europe’s largest carmaker. At Volkswagen’s annual ... Read more

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Apr

OMV – MOL Takeover Battle hitting its peak

by Format (now Trend) OMV Takeover Battle hitting its peak. [...] Read more

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Apr

OMV – MOL Takeover Battle hitting its peak

(Original: “OMV – Höhepunkt im MOL-Machtkampf”)

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Apr

OMV’s CEO does not believe in a change of management at MOL’s general meeting

by Menedzsment Fórum 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,…

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Apr

The MOL leadership will be left in place according to OMV’s CEO

by MTI 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…

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Mar

The M&A Effect on Your Career

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