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Tag: Consolidation

Sizing M&A opportunities post-COVID-19
Mergers & Acquisitions Opinion 

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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Essilor Luxottica – Merger or Acquisition?
Mergers & Acquisitions 

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
Mergers & Acquisitions Opinion 

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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How Consolidated Can the Pharmaceuticals Industry Become?
Mergers & Acquisitions 

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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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
Mergers & Acquisitions Opinion 

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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So we’ve acquired a company, now what?
Mergers & Acquisitions Opinion 

So we’ve acquired a company, now what?

January 11, 2016 by M&A Today

There’s a lot of hype about deal making… as in finding a target and negotiating a transaction to a successful closing. Unfortunately, more often than not, that’s where the project will end in the mind of an inexperienced Buyer… and, therefore, that’s also…

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Double Standards in French Mergers – aka – It’s Good to be Semi-Public in the Hexagon
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Double Standards in French Mergers – aka – It’s Good to be Semi-Public in the Hexagon

January 3, 2016 by M&A Today

Francois Hollande was elected thanks to its populist-yet-not-overly-extremist approach themed ‘let’s blame the riches for everything we can’. It’s therefore no surprise that his government has led many (most???) successful entrepreneurs to reside in neighboring countries or that his own prime minister…

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The Complexity Behind a Business Turnaround
Mergers & Acquisitions Opinion 

The Complexity Behind a Business Turnaround

November 12, 2015 by M&A Today

Businesses follow a general growth trend but, much like people, each company is unique and follows its own trajectory. Some grow large, others remain small, some die young while others live over centuries. Again, much like people, a few have long and happy…

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And the Pharma consolidation continues
Mergers & Acquisitions 

And the Pharma consolidation continues

October 6, 2015 by M&A Today

Today’s Pharma big deal is in the compounded drug segment. AmerisourceBergen, not at all shy when it comes to acquisitions, announced its acquisition of PharMEDium Healthcare Holdings from Private Equity Fund Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for a mere $2.575 Billion. More than a good exit for…

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Business Insider sold at a valuation of $442 to Axel Springer
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Business Insider sold at a valuation of $442 to Axel Springer

September 29, 2015 by M&A Today

Founded by a journalist of the same name, Axel Springer is one of the largest European publishing groups. Publisher of Bild and Die Welt in Germany and Fakt in Poland among others, Axel Springer generates annual revenues of around €3Bn (roughly $3.3Bn at…

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