M&A Analysis

In another sign that private equity firms are back to their core purpose of deal-making, US defence contractor Northrop Grumman has disposed of its TASC government consulting unit... 2009-11-11

To help combat the recession hit high-street, firms are busy shopping for targets to help them enter the online retail arena, which has proven to be more defensive during the downturn.... 2009-11-04

The corporate data centre market is currently experiencing demand growth outpacing supply growth by almost a multiple of three, as far as data centre capacity in the US is concerned.... 2009-10-28

While bid premiums in M&A deals are slowly falling once again across the board, Morgan Stanley's disposal of its retail investment management business highlights how this drop... 2009-10-21

In a 'Merger Monday' deal which supports our view that pharmaceutical companies flush with cash are on the prowl for acquisitions to reinvigorate their struggling pipelines, California-based... 2009-10-14

October 1 saw US networking and communications giant Cisco Systems makes a U$S3bn cash offer for Norwegian vide-conferencing group Tandberg, in a move that throws down the gauntlet... 2009-10-06

Xerox Corporation's US$8.4bn cash-and-stock acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), may well be the current toast of the rebounding M&A technology sector, but perhaps... 2009-09-30

In a move that underlines CFW's view that the IT sector would be a key locus of deal making in H209, September 16 saw Adobe Systems, the world's largest manufacturer of graphic design... 2009-09-18

September 10 saw diversified US healthcare group Abbott Laboratories announce that it would acquire the 90% of Evalve Inc that it does not already own for US$410mn, in a bid to establish... 2009-09-14

CFW has long argued that an uptick in mid-market M&A volume will be both an essential pre-requisite for, and a key indicator of a sustainable recovery in overall M&A volume.... 2009-09-08