The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Financial modeling can also help in performing sensitivity analysis, preparing budgets for capital expenditures, and evaluating the potential value of mergers or acquisitions. Investment Evaluation - Assessing mergers, acquisitions, or new projects. A loss decreases equity.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Bold moves in global M&A might appear in 2023 — a year full of uncertainties, said Bain & Company recently when releasing its 5th annual Global Mergers & Acquisitions Report. This can be measured in the superior shareholder return of M&A active companies, the firm said.

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E78 Partners

JULY 3, 2023

Over the past decade, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape has evolved significantly, driven by changing economic conditions, technological advancements, and evolving strategic objectives of companies.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

There are several top M&A trends in 2004, according to advisory firm Gartner. The top M&A trends in 2024 identified by the research firm are as follow. The top M&A trends in 2024 identified by the research firm are as follow.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Sandberg said approved mergers shouldn’t later be revoked. . Some pundits have expressed concern that holding up mergers and acquisitions could stifle innovation. David Evans, chairman of Global Economics Group, said in a PYMNTS roundtable that competition authorities challenged just 2.8

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 12, 2022

From there, we have several articles on Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) trends: M&A activity so far in 2022 is set to exceed 2021’s record pace despite economic headwinds, meaning there could simply be a ‘new normal’ of higher activity regardless of the economic environment.

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Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Kuwait lenders Boubyan Bank and Gulf Bank—the emirate’s third- and fifth-largest banks—have disclosed they are in preliminary talks that may lead to a merger. Political instability may delay regulatory approvals, [and] this instability can also create an uncertain economic environment,” he says. This followed the sale of 52.2%

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CFO Share

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Strategic Business Investments Economists project a unique intersection between cheaper capital and a favorable economic outlook. Whenever you invest more money in sales and marketing, keep an eye on your Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) by channel to avoid wasting money on inefficient tactics.

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Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study by Cerulli has shown a sharp increase in the number of affluent investors willing to pay for advice, which on the one hand reflects the increasing financial complexity in peoples' lives (while they've also gotten (..)

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 18, 2022

When it comes to global M&A trends in 2023, WTW said that deals will be smaller while pace will be slower. As we move into 2023, economic uncertainty will continue to define and challenge M&A activity, but there will also be opportunities, said Massimo Borghello, Head of Human Capital M&A Consulting, Asia Pacific at WTW. . “In

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Future CFO

JANUARY 17, 2023

Global M&A has a positive start in 2023 as global dealmakers achieved a second consecutive quarter of market outperformance in the last three months of 2022, said WTW recently. Global M&A highlights. In Asia Pacific, deal volumes have been more stable with a marginal increase in M&A activity during the last 12 months.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

Treasury Department and the IRS are planning to send out around 4 million Economic Impact Payments (EIP) via Visa prepaid debit cards rather than paper checks this week. Roundtable: Should Tech M&A Be Locked Down During The Pandemic? Now, some lawmakers even want to ban M&A until the economy returns to normal.

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Global Finance

JUNE 10, 2024

A generous fiscal policy, which has helped support the economic expansion, is expected to turn more restrictive soon. The year 2024 looks to be no different; Spanish GDP is expected to expand to double the average in the euro area: between 1.9% and 2.1%, according to different estimates, versus a range of 0.8% to 1% for its peers.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 11, 2022

Asia Pacific M&A activity remains robust in 2022 despite major geopolitical and financial headwinds, said EY recently when releasing results of an analysis. Elevated deal volumes and values and an increased focus within the APAC region suggests that APAC companies are leveraging M&A as a vehicle to transform their businesses.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 31, 2023

When it comes to the latest M&A trend, business leaders expect to see a rebound into 2024, according to EY. In addition, 59% of respondents look to M&A, while 47% look to divest and 63% look to enter strategic alliances or joint ventures, survey results indicated.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 9, 2022

Global M&A to remain strong in 2022 as valuations reach historic highs, said Willis Towers Watson (WTW) recently. Based on share-price performance, companies making M&A deals outperformed the World Index[1] by +1.4pp (percentage points) on average, the firm added. Highlights. Source: Willis Towers Watson.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Masayoshi Son , founder of SoftBank , is trying to forge a truce between rivals Grab and Gojek so the two companies can continue negotiating an acquisition, Bloomberg reported. The merger, according to analysts, could push both Grab and Gojek to profitability.

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Future CFO

JULY 12, 2022

When it comes to strategic M&A deal value, 2022 could be on track to reach US$4.7 In the first quarter of 2022, M&A deal value totalled only $599 billion, a steep drop from fourth-quarter 2021’s $970 billion, Bain said. . While this would represent a 20% decline from 2021’s record-breaking $5.9

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Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Huge interest rate shifts and geopolitical uncertainties have prompted a major rethink by corporate treasurers as they steer their companies through an economic landscape that exposes them to risk and opportunity in equal measure. While that represents a 15% decrease from 2023, it suggests that a fear of business interruption persists.

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E78 Partners

MARCH 21, 2025

Exit Strategy: Once a portfolio company reaches its target value, the private equity firm exits the investment through a sale, merger, or IPO, distributing returns to LPs and GPs. In private equity, the term PortCo is shorthand for portfolio company, referring to a business in which a private equity firm has made a strategic investment.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 12, 2022

From there, we have several articles on Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) trends: M&A activity so far in 2022 is set to exceed 2021’s record pace despite economic headwinds, meaning there could simply be a ‘new normal’ of higher activity regardless of the economic environment.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

With banks’ profitability in recent years already dented by low interest rates, which squeeze their profits on loans, they are battling a steep economic downturn as well as uncertainty about the future due to the coronavirus pandemic and the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union," the Associated Press wrote in an article on Friday.

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Corporate Finance Lab

APRIL 16, 2023

While Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) made a comeback to the American stock markets in 2020, Euronext Amsterdam became the SPAC champion on the old continent, with 16 SPAC listings ( FT, 17 February 2021 ). SPACs do not perform any economic activity and have not yet decided on a target-company.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Acquirers generally see higher returns from deals made in a weak economy, said the Boston Consulting Group that recently released its M&A study report titled Downturns are a better time for deal hunting. . Experienced buyers can create value from M&A in any economic environment (2-year RTSR of 7.3%

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

US Economic Forecasts Grim Amid Escalating COVID-19. Fears of economic freefall are mounting as the U.S. FTC, Lawmakers Turn Sour On M&A; Could Innovation Suffer? Perhaps outright bans on mergers. In today’s top news, PNC will acquire BBVA’s U.S. unit for $11.6 PNC Advances $11.6B BBVA Record Purchase Deal.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The growth in year-over-year (YoY) value of M&A deals recorded since the beginning of Q3 is likely to continue into 2021, as companies position themselves for improved economic activity and reframe their future for the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, said EY recently. . With an overall value of US$2.9 With an overall value of US$2.9

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Global Finance

JULY 29, 2024

Will Fed rate cuts and geopolitics fuel more M&A deals by GCC banks? Despite the chances of an erosion in earnings, however, merger and acquisition activity among GCC banks has gone quiet since it reached a pre-pandemic peak in 2019 when 11 deals worth $118 billion were consummated, according to data from PitchBook.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Earlier this year, Oracle identified four repeating techniques that the most ambitious and inventive organizations have used to obtain a competitive advantage and achieve significant development: business model innovation; mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, accelerate the financial close, and developing a risk-aware culture.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Why The Pandemic Is a ‘Black Swan’ That Will Spur Payments M&A. The pandemic has spawned mergers and acquisitions, and even an IPO boom within the tech and FinTech spaces. Although auto sales are coming off recent lows, it remains to be seen how sustainable any rebound might be, as economic troubles linger.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The merger between the two companies will expedite product innovation and help advance the analytics-driven commerce platform of Lightspeed. Lightspeed was already seeing growth after its listing on the New York Stock Exchange, the release stated, along with its acquisition of cloud commerce provider ShopKeep.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

As noted in this space , the entity fashioned by the merger would take its place as the fifth largest retail bank in the country, and with a presence that spans 24 states, and with a combined asset base of about $560 billion. And, generally speaking, the strategy that exists in M&A boils down to a binary choice: build vs. buy.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 15, 2020

M&A activity was surprisingly resilient in 2019 though volatile economic activity led many executives to adopt recession footing, said Bain & Company recently. . While the number of 2019 deals ended 2% lower than 2018 levels, final corporate M&A deal value last year reached $3.4

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The global M&A market recorded its first positive performance in three years for completed deals, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dealmaking during 2020, said Willis Towers Watson recently when releasing its Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM). percentage points above the index, according to WTW.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Uncertain times increase the risk of M&A transaction failure, warned Alvarez & Marsal recently. In uncertain times such as the current pandemic, businesses might struggle to meet projections made prior to or during the health crisis, resulting in a higher risk of M&A deals falling apart, said the professional services firm.

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Future CFO

MAY 30, 2021

Executives across Asia Pacific are sending a clear signal that deal making will be integral to their renewal and growth strategies over the course of this year and into 2022 — 77% of respondents expect M&A in their industry to increase in the year ahead, including 42% that say there will a major uptick in transactions. Survey highlights.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2018

The executive noted that the pressure for banks to consolidate via mergers and acquisitions is only going to increase. Deutsche Bank ’s Chief Executive Christian Sewing said on Wednesday (August 29) that the banking regulations in Europe remain fragmented, hurting the opportunity for international deals in Europe.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

” In its Corporate Finance Priorities report, published this month, Citi Global Perspectives & Solutions (GPS) dove into an array of macro- and microeconomic factors forcing changes in corporate finance practices, including ongoing trade disputes and economic uncertainty. .” ” The report stated that Citi estimates $10.6

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