Archive for April, 2010
M&A Forecast for 2010 — update
Well, we’ve got more than one quarter of the year gone. Is it really possible to see more clearly how 2010 will develop for the M&A markets? I think so, and one reason is the behavioural aspects of the market that cause it to be ‘sticky’, as discussed several weeks ago in an article I [...]
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There’s a proposal in the UK to revise the rules governing public takeovers. This has been prompted by the takeover of Cadbury by Kraft, but has been bubbling under the surface for years and gains attention each time there’s a large, contested offer. The forthcoming election has given the proposals new life as well. There [...]
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Football team acquisitions in the UK
Posted on Friday, 23 April 2010. Filed under: Commentary |
Fascinating article — especially at this time of the year when the European football season is coming to an exciting close — about the M&A deals in involving European football clubs. Liam Vaughan has written an article in the Financial News about this: ‘Football deals reach fever pitch’ (I’ve provided the link to the article, [...]
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