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Strategically Assessing Platforms for Successful M&A Growth

E78 Partners

When companies grow rapidly via organic and inorganic M&A, there can be a severe strain on the people, process, and technology infrastructure to support the growing enterprise. For instance, a horizontal acquisition can enable the organization to gain access to new customer segments, boosting revenues and expanding the market share.

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Spain: From Red To Black

Global Finance

Meanwhile, the solid export numbers that turned the current account positive, after decades in the red, are likely to take a hit due to weaker demand from Spain’s European neighbors. After a decade of restructuring, Spanish banks are showing record profits. and 2.1%, according to different estimates, versus a range of 0.8%

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Can CFOs balance the need to transact AND transform?

Future CFO

The first quarter of 2023 saw global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity continue to shrink as rising interest rates, high inflation and recession fears dampened deal-making. Despite dwindling deal numbers, lucrative M&A opportunities continue to be available for those with the appetite and eye for lower valuations.

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Retail’s Abysmal Week: Will Liquidation Sales Follow?

PYMNTS

As the number of retail bankruptcies start to pile up from companies whose final destruction was caused by the coronavirus pandemic, we are about to see a massive round of close-out, going-out-of-business, liquidation sales,” says Forbes. Even before the effects of the COVID crisis, those companies have struggled to meet their numbers.

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Commerbank To Increase Stake In FinTech Comdirect

PYMNTS

The takeover is a big part of Commerzbank’s plans to restructure itself, a plan that was announced in September by head Martin Zielke. With the increase of our Comdirect stake, we have laid the basis for a swift merger of Comdirect into Commerzbank ,” Zielke said. million new customers. Comdirect closed at €13.28

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Transcript: William Cohan

Barry Ritholtz

He’s really well known on the street and puts out a number of fascinating books, arguably a sort of parallel career to Michael Lewis. He’s really well known on the street and puts out a number of fascinating books, arguably a sort of parallel career to Michael Lewis. He is one of the co-founders of Puck.