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Leveraging Mergers and Acquisitions to Maintain a Competitive Advantage
Mergers & Acquisitions Opinion 

Leveraging Mergers and Acquisitions to Maintain a Competitive Advantage

February 19, 2024 by M&A Today

In our ever-changing business environment, companies are continually seeking ways to maintain or enhance their competitive edge. Historically, Research and Development (R&D) was a key line item for innovative companies to remain ahead of their competition.  Another strategy that has become increasingly…

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

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?
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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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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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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So, how exactly did you reach that valuation?
Mergers & Acquisitions Opinion 

So, how exactly did you reach that valuation?

October 19, 2015 by M&A Today

Recently, as a sell-side advisor, I met with advisors of a buyer, hired after a non-binding offer had been signed.  They had reviewed all documents shared in the data room and had had a rather extensive brief from their client as to what…

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Check out our new article: Leveraging Mergers and Acquisitions to Maintain a Competitive Advantage

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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

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AppLovin to Acquire Wurl to Extend Reach Into Connected TV Market for $430M. #MandA #IoT

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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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EVERTEC Agrees to #Acquire Payments and Technology Company, BBR SpA with operations in Chile and Peru for $60M. #MandA #fintech

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