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Category: Mergers & Acquisitions

Posts related to M&A announcements, recent transactions, and/or analysis of market trends.

Sizing M&A opportunities post-COVID-19
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Sizing M&A opportunities post-COVID-19

May 22, 2020 by M&A Today

A crisis is never fun, this one even less as this economic downturn has risen from a health concern. On top of people losing their jobs, businesses closing, and loads of wealth suddenly being wiped out, we also have a life-threatening virus…

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The Role of Mergers and Acquisitions in a Global Economy
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The Role of Mergers and Acquisitions in a Global Economy

January 8, 2019 by M&A Today

In general, Mergers and Acquisitions have been an excellent tool to gain scale rapidly, buy market shares or simply increase geographical reach, just to name a few of the advantages. M&A has also been a proven way to acquire talent, technology, new…

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When You Think You’ve Hit a Wall
Mergers & Acquisitions Opinion 

When You Think You’ve Hit a Wall

June 4, 2018 by M&A Today

We’ve discussed “Deal Fatigue” earlier and explained how it accumulates over the courses of an M&A process as a result of the complexity of these transactions. Time is passing by, what do we have to show for it? Time flies when you’re…

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Deal Fatigue – The Not So Sexy Part of M&A
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Deal Fatigue – The Not So Sexy Part of M&A

April 13, 2018 by M&A Today

Mergers and Acquisitions processes take time and are complex. It is not uncommon for such processes to take a year or more from first conversation to closing of a deal. There are lots of moving parts to take into consideration and, usually,…

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Essilor Luxottica – Merger or Acquisition?
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Essilor Luxottica – Merger or Acquisition?

January 16, 2017 by M&A Today

The big M&A news of today is the merger of French Essilor and Italian Luxottica into a $50Bn Eyewear leader. This transaction makes a lot of sense, Luxottica and Essilor are essentially two behemoths in two segments of an otherwise fragmented industry. Being…

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Planning is Everything – Don’t Get Caught by Surprise
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Planning is Everything – Don’t Get Caught by Surprise

December 5, 2016 by M&A Today

Companies get acquired everyday. Sometimes, competitors do it to dominate a market, expand their portfolio or simply remove a cumbersome player. Sometimes, financial buyers do it because they identified areas of improvement, growth opportunities, or simply a sustainable business model that they…

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On the Added Complexity of Cross-Border Transactions
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On the Added Complexity of Cross-Border Transactions

August 8, 2016 by M&A Today

Being involved in a merger or acquisition is almost always complex, irrespective of where you stand. Be it from the buyer, seller, intermediary or adviser’s standpoint, there are many aspects to a transaction and incentives that are oftentimes very different based on…

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How Consolidated Can the Pharmaceuticals Industry Become?
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How Consolidated Can the Pharmaceuticals Industry Become?

May 9, 2016 by M&A Today

With Abbott’s () $25Bn bid for St. Jude Medical () made official on Thursday, and with this being only yet one more multi-billion-Dollar bid in the space this year, one is left wondering how much longer will this sector be able to…

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Navigating (Deal-Related) Uncertainty
Mergers & Acquisitions Opinion 

Navigating (Deal-Related) Uncertainty

April 25, 2016 by M&A Today

Mergers & Acquisitions processes typically span across many months and require lots of attention to come through successfully. Looking at it from a sell-side perspective, from the decision to open the capital to external investors (or sell) to the closing of a…

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The Too-Big-To-Fail Syndrome
Mergers & Acquisitions Opinion 

The Too-Big-To-Fail Syndrome

April 13, 2016 by M&A Today

More often than not, disruptors on the verge of being successful are welcomed with snarky, down-putting comments from the sector’s leaders. Airbnb, for example, could probably write a book about this very topic… and, if they waited another 5 years or so,…

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On Roll-up Acquisitions
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On Roll-up Acquisitions

March 15, 2016 by M&A Today

If you have been reading about mergers and acquisitions or have spoken lately with investment bankers or private equity fund managers, chances are that you’ve heard about roll-up acquisitions – or roll-ups. What’s that all about, you might think. Simple. The basic…

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Western Digital’s shares decline faster upon boosting its SSD position with SanDisk’s acquisition. Where’s the logic?
Mergers & Acquisitions Opinion 

Western Digital’s shares decline faster upon boosting its SSD position with SanDisk’s acquisition. Where’s the logic?

February 12, 2016 by M&A Today

On October 21, 2015, Western Digital () announced its $19Bn acquisition of SanDisk (). Although not having any particular interest in the sector or the stocks, I’ve been following WDC’s stock from time to time out of curiosity. Given today’s ever-growing interest for…

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02.21.23

TFI International acquires intermodal and freight brokerage services provider Axsun. #MandA
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02.21.23

Flip Electronics Acquires Resurgent Semiconductor consolidating the group's efforts in extending life for EOL chips. #MandA #semiconductors https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230221005100/en/Flip-Electronics-Acquires-Resurgent-Semiconductor?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

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M&A Today @mna_today ·
03.01.22

AppLovin to Acquire Wurl to Extend Reach Into Connected TV Market for $430M. #MandA #IoT https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220228005934/en/AppLovin-to-Acquire-Wurl-to-Extend-Reach-Into-Connected-TV-Market?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

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M&A Today @mna_today ·
02.25.22

India M&A deal value hits record high at $112.8 bn in 2021. #MandA https://www.vccircle.com/india-m-a-deal-value-hits-record-high-at-112-8-bn-in-2021 via @vccircle

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M&A Today @mna_today ·
02.25.22

EVERTEC Agrees to #Acquire Payments and Technology Company, BBR SpA with operations in Chile and Peru for $60M. #MandA #fintech https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220224006002/en/EVERTEC-Agrees-to-Acquire-Chilean-Payments-and-Technology-Company-BBR-SpA?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

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M&A Today @mna_today ·
02.25.22

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. to #Acquire Strategic Storage Growth Trust II, Inc. Portfolio for $280m. Combined portfolio sums up 11.5m net rentable sq.ft. #MandA #storage #RealEstate https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220224006078/en/SmartStop-Self-Storage-REIT-Inc.-to-Acquire-Strategic-Storage-Growth-Trust-II-Inc.-Portfolio-in-280-Million-Transaction?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

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M&A Today @mna_today ·
02.25.22

Mitsubishi Electric to #Acquire U.S.-based Computer Protection Technology. #MandA #Computer #energy https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220224005454/en/Mitsubishi-Electric-to-Acquire-U.S.-based-Computer-Protection-Technology?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

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M&A Today @mna_today ·
02.15.22

LifeSpeak To Acquire Wellbeats – A U.S.-Based On-Demand B2B Physical Wellbeing Platform – for up to US$92.5m. #MandA #mna #Health https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220214005817/en/LifeSpeak-To-Acquire-Wellbeats-%E2%80%93-A-U.S.-Based-On-Demand-B2B-Physical-Wellbeing-Platform-%E2%80%93-for-up-to-US92.5-Million?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

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M&A Today @mna_today ·
02.11.22

Amundi second-largest European ETF issuer thanks to €825m Lyxor #acquisition. #MandA #Finance https://www.thetradenews.com/amundi-second-largest-european-etf-issuer-thanks-to-lyxor-acquisition/

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M&A Today @mna_today ·
02.11.22

Public M&A deals grow by 48% in 2021, finds Bain & Co. #MandA #Telecom https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3830755/telecoms-m-and-a-rebounded-in-2021-finds-bain-and-co#.YgZ5-lo6ATY.twitter

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