M&A Analysis

Europe has stepped up to the plate. After years of operating in the shadow of the US, Europe is not only home to the busiest dealmakers so far this year but it can also boast the most... 2011-04-21

With problems at home, UK small and medium-sized (SMEs) firms in the oil and gas sector are looking abroad for new opportunities.

The back pages are rife with talk of another major takeover of a English Premier League club. Indeed, in line with our view that the market for football club takeovers will remain active... 2011-02-16

The move away from print and into an online format is reshaping the publishing industry. As such, the fragile print market is being forced to consolidate.

French alcoholic drinks group Rémy Cointreau announced on January 17 2011 that the sale process of its Champagne business is ongoing and without a time limit.

A merger of pharmaceutical manufacturer Unipharm and Bulgarian drug distributor Sopharma has received approval from the Commission for Competition Protection of Bulgaria. The deal will... 2011-01-11

Wimm-Bill-Dann (WBD) has beefed up its presence in Russia's eastern regions with the acquisition of the Kungur Dairy Plant as Russia gives its regulatory blessing to PepsiCo's WBD acquisition... 2011-01-06

As 2010 draws to a close, US shopping mall operator Simon Property Group looks set to be finishing off the year in the same manner in which it started it, on the acquisition trail.

French drinks group Belvedere, which filed for bankruptcy protection in July 2008, has announced that it has put the sale of its Marie Brizard unit on hold for strategic reasons, saying... 2010-12-30

UK-based retail giant Tesco has paid CZK1.2bn (US$62.1mn) to acquire the Zabka and Koruna retail networks in the Czech Republic. Tesco has said that the units will help expedite the... 2010-12-29