Mckinsey and Company

MARCH 25, 2022

Research shows there is a 50-50 chance that companies pursuing large M&A deals will outperform industry peers. Here are the four actions executives can take to increase those odds.

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MARCH 15, 2022

Refinitiv estimates that as of January 2022, the global M&A volume stood at US$5,160 billion , each with an aggregate value of US$100M or more. Rob Kindler , global head of M&A at Morgan Stanley , said the environment remains very good for M&A in 2022. Commitment essential to M&As amid the pandemic.

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Mckinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Having done hundreds of deals, the leader of the logistics company explains what he’s learned matters most when making acquisitions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

M&A DOA? If allowed to proceed, the acquisition would deprive American merchants and consumers of this innovative alternative to Visa and increase entry barriers for future innovators.”. And in a nod to attempts on a grand scale to reign in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep.

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Mckinsey and Company

MARCH 7, 2022

A good place to start is the where, why, and how of an effective M&A blueprint. The North American insurance industry needs systematic capabilities to support programmatic deal making.

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Mckinsey and Company

MAY 16, 2023

After a rough first quarter, will skies brighten for global deal activity?

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Global M&A performance bounced back in the third quarter of this year, said WTW recently when releasing its research on completed deals from the Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM). Based on share price performance, buyers outclassed the wider market by +3.9 Research highlights.

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Mckinsey and Company

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

M&A activity is climbing sharply in Asia and worldwide. Here’s how Asian companies can use the lessons of the world’s most effective acquirers to boost their odds for successful deals.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

Global M&A activity will likely rise in the second half of 2023 as investors and executives look to balance short-term risks with their long-term business transformation strategies, said PwC recently when releasing its PwC’s 2023 Global M&A Industry Trends Outlook.

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Mckinsey and Company

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Digital disruptors use M&A to build and scale new businesses at speed. Incumbents can do so, too.

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Mckinsey and Company

MARCH 16, 2022

But what are the odds that M&A remains buoyant in the months ahead?

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

According to S&P Global , APAC M&A activity in Q1 2022 retreated from 2021’s highs, with deal value for the quarter ending at $73.8B, a decline of 44% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) or 18% year-on-year (YoY). The financial services sector topped M&A activities in Q1 2022 with 14.6 bn) and Hong Kong (US$11.4

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2020

Six Republican lawmakers have opposed a Democratic Party initiative in Congress to ban mergers and acquisitions (M&A) between large companies during the pandemic, according to Reuters. Delrahim, speaking with CNBC , said the idea of a moratorium on mergers was “misguided.”. The Democrats behind the idea include Sen.

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Bramasol

JANUARY 31, 2022

This update provides a focused look on how Carbon Accounting and overall Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices can significantly impact companies on both sides of Merger and Acquisition (M&A) deals. So, how does all of this play into impacting M&A activity? 1 stock holding for such funds".

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Future CFO

MAY 26, 2022

Automation in M&A. According to Reuters, global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) volumes hit a record high in 2021 , breaching the $5 trillion mark for the first time. Large companies typically have subsidiary businesses that sell to each other. Source: Dimensional Research, BlackLine 2022.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The mergers and acquisitions, the deal-making, the funding and IPOs among payments players may be just getting started. Western Union has been public about its desire for acquisitions. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have been all the rage, too. to go public.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The conversation came against the backdrop of a muted merger landscape. Merger-related activity has been keeping pace at what had been seen in prior years, he said, citing the integration of TCF and Chemical Bank over the summer, for example. But the fear of disruption, perhaps understandably, will light a match to M&A dry powder.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

billion of consolidation deals announced in just the past four months, as a pandemic-related M&A lull ends and COVID-19 reshapes consumer demand. This acquisition is the largest in our company’s history and will allow us to continue to grow and diversify our presence in the U.S., That’s the biggest C-store deal on record.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are the latest Democrats to call on the administration to place a moratorium on mergers and acquisitions (M&As) during the COVID-19 crisis. If approved, the measure would curb M&As during the coronavirus pandemic. This legislation is desperately needed,” said Ocasio-Cortez in a statement.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity continues to accelerate as 2019 progresses, both in terms of volume and value of M&A deals. Deloitte research found 79 percent of organizations expect merger activity to grow in the coming year, up from 70 percent that said the same for 2018.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The year-end acceleration of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide will keep bankers busy until the close of 2020, with deals emerging in most regions and industries, Bloomberg reported. . “It It clearly won’t be a long Christmas break for M&A bankers,” Dirk Albersmeier , co-head of M&A, J.P.

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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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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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Amin Zoufonoun, who heads up Facebook’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A), defended the company’s Instagram purchase in a Facebook post amid investigations by lawmakers and regulators, CNBC reported on Thursday (Nov. Elizabeth Warren. The deal closed on the heels of Twitter’s $500 million Instagram bid.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

This week's look at the latest in partnerships finds players in the SMB financial services landscape embracing a range of avenues to collaboration — including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) — to connect SMBs to financing, digital banking services and more. Lloyds Pilots Satago Technology. Orange Bank Acquires Anytime.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

M&A deal momentum is set to continue in 2022 after registering unparalleled growth in deal values and volumes in 2021, said PwC recently when releasing its Global M&A Industry Trends: 2022 Outlook. trillion, 14% higher than the start of the year – providing plenty of fuel for M&A activity in 2022. Report highlights.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

Billtrust , which works in accounts receivable automation and integrated B2B payments, has completed a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with South Mountain Merger Corp. After the merger was completed, South Mountain changed its name to BTRS Holdings Inc., according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Six months after merger talks stalled between two of Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing companies, Gojek and Grab Holdings have resumed negotiations, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Previous merger talks stalled, in part, due to opposition from SoftBank, according to FT. But Gojek has proved a resilient rival.

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Planful

MARCH 23, 2021

During that time, he’s worked at some of the biggest names in technology and has been deeply involved in mergers and acquisitions. The post From M&A to FP&A: Keith Kim, Planful’s VP of Finance, on the Being Planful Podcast appeared first on Planful. In […].

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

CarLotz and Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. Acamar’s website said the company is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) “formed with the intent of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity has broken a new record this year, according to the latest data from Jeff Golman, vice chairman of Mesirow Financial. 21), Golman noted that not only is corporate M&A at its highest level ever, it also accounts for the largest-ever portion of total M&A activity.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing giants Gojek and Grab are holding discussions about a possible merger, The Information reported on Tuesday (Feb. A merger would create one of the world’s most highly valued startups, with Gojek valued at $9 billion and Grab valued at $14 billion. A merger between Grab and Gojek could make $16.7

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

There are three M&A success factors that dealmaking executives must understand to thrive in the sizzling M&A market that saw a record high value of US$5.9 trillion in 2021, said Bain & Company recently when releasing its fourth annual M&A report based on a global survey of more than 280 executives.

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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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CFO News

MARCH 15, 2023

This is a significant development since now foreign law firms will be able to establish their offices in India to advise clients on transactional and corporate work such as joint ventures (JV), mergers and acquisitions (M&A), intellectual property matters, drafting of contracts and other related matters.

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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 typically work as follows. SPACs do not perform any economic activity and have not yet decided on a target-company.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Despite continued headwinds from the pandemic, which continue to suppress corporate spend around the world, commercial payments technology firm FLEETCOR is retaining an optimistic outlook for 2021 thanks to evidence of a trajectory of recovery, continued modernization efforts, and an aggressive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy ahead.

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