M&A Analysis

China's air cargo sector is emerging as a hotly contested battleground following news that the country's three largest freight carriers may be forced to merge to fend off competitions... 2010-05-26

Reinforcing its aim to boost its presence in the fast-growing global generic medicines market, South African drugmaker Aspen Pharmacare has bid US$750mn for debt-laden Australian drugmaker... 2010-05-26

PT Merukh Enterprises' US$10bn purchase of shipping and airline assets from China is one of the most audacious examples yet of the growing overlap between the mining and freight transport... 2010-05-26

Two Asian investment funds are set to spend US$1.1bn on convertible stock in US shale gas producer Chesapeake Energy, in a deal which would eventually translate into a 7% stake in... 2010-05-19

Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas has agreed to buy US-based OSI Pharmaceuticals for US$4bn in cash. Astellas offered US$57.50 per share, which represents a premium of 55% on... 2010-05-19

A long-awaited merger between Continental and United Airlines supports our view that consolidation within the airfreight sector in developed markets will continue.

Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has expressed an interest in buying a stake in South Korea's Ssangyong Motor, reports The Korea Economic Daily. Media reports suggest... 2010-05-05

US-based clinical research organisation (CRO) Charles River Laboratories has acquired laboratory services firm WuXi PharmaTech for US$1.6bn in cash and stock. CFW expects the combined... 2010-04-28

It is no secret that a recovery in M&A activity is underway, with US$550bn of pending and completed takeovers announced in Q110. However, it is also well known that this activity... 2010-04-27

Just last week, CFW examined Oracle's bid for Phase Forward, which exemplifies a growing trend, whereby technology companies are acquiring health-related companies in a cross-sectoral... 2010-04-27