Cash To Splash: US Share Buybacks Tracking Rise Of M&A
While conditions in the US are becoming increasingly fertile for M&A activity, at the same time we are also seeing a major upswing in share buybacks. The recent spike in share buybacks is indicative...READ MORE
Beijing Vetoes Tengzhong-Hummer Deal
Another failed deal has caught our attention this week. Beijing's decision to veto Tengzhong's acquisition of Hummer, which CFW forecast in 'Beijing Threatens Tengzhong-Hummer deal', CFW, 15 February 2010...READ MORE
EMEA Rights Issues Financing M&A
Right issues are becoming increasingly popular in EMEA nations as firms turn to their existing shareholders to help fund their expansion plans. In fact, in every year since 2004, the volume of EMEA rights issuance has risen...READ MORE
Resolution On Nakheel To Boost Sukuk Market
After the default of Saad, Investment Dar and the East Cameron Gas Company, not to mention fears of a default on Dubai's World's Nakheel sukuk, the market for Islamic 'bonds' or sukuk ended 2009 on a bad note...READ MORE
Majors Buying Into Australia's LNG Sector
Australia's Arrow Energy has said that it has received an AUD3.7bn (US$3.4bn) offer from a vehicle jointly owned by Anglo-Dutch major Royal Dutch Shell and state-run PetroChina. Arrow is the largest holder of coal bed methane (CBM) acreage in Australia...READ MORE