M&A Analysis

Although analysts see a continued uptick in M&A activity in 2010, more importantly, on a qualitative level we should see a continued shift in the way M&A deals are structured. With... 2009-12-02

The world's centre of gravity has shifted to emerging markets and European companies are mirroring this shift in their corporate strategies. Philips, Renault and MAN are aiming to... 2009-11-24

It is a testimony to the strength of the burgeoning US onshore natural gas sector that big oil companies, such as Suncor and Oklahoma City-based independent Devon Energy, are prepared... 2009-11-18

At a time when US unemployment has broken the 10% level, the UK's public debt amounts to 59% of GDP, that of the US to 68% and that of Japan is forecast to reach 227% in 2010 by the... 2009-11-17

Kraft's bid for Cadbury has put hostile bids back in the spotlight. Indeed, there has been a significant resurgence of hostile bids in recent months. According to FactSet SharkRepellent,... 2009-10-19

So far in 2009, 28% of global M&A deals have been completed either using stock in part, or as the sole method of payment. Data from Dealogic shows that this is the highest level... 2009-10-06

In news that underlines CFW's view on the importance of a rebound of mid-market deal-making for a genuine recovery of overall M&A volume (see 'Can PE Capital Augur Mid-Market... 2009-09-21

It looked like the world had ended and on the face of it, it had. Dealogic data shows that in the twelve month period from Lehman's bankruptcy filing on September 15 2008, global... 2009-09-16

Big is back, or so we hear. A good illustration of this is the bid by North America's biggest food group, Kraft, for the world's second biggest confectionery group, Cadbury. Cadbury... 2009-09-08

Everyone wants to know when M&A activity is likely to pick up. But any forecast of the timing of recovery depends on the analyst's basic assumption on whether M&A leads stock... 2009-09-01