Archive for May, 2008
M&A Advisors Moving to Asia — Is it officially a trend?
Two days ago, the BBC called me to talk about the move to Asia of senior investment bankers, as there had been a flurry of reports in the past several months about managing directors (Credit Suisse, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley) moving to Hong Kong and other places in Asia from their current perches in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )M&A Deal Success in 2008
Now is the time to do deals. Conventional wisdom may say that with the volume of M&A deals declining, a company should pause in its acquisition programmes. No. Please don’t so so. Earlier today, Towers Perrin published a research report on the historical success of deals in the year after the M&A market has peaked. [...]
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Investment Banking Acquisitions and Consolidation
Posted on Monday, 26 May 2008. Filed under: Commentary, Mergers |
When companies are down and out, they become acquisition candidates, of course. Who better at this time than investment banks? The share prices of all investment banks – even those who were less impacted by the credit crisis – are much lower than last summer, and continue to be very volatile. Does this make them [...]
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