Mergermarket is pleased to present Staying ahead of change: Investing in disruptive tech in India and Southeast Asia, published in association with Kroll.   Tech opportunities in India and Southeast Asia are capturing private investors’ interests as regional and international funds turn....

The first quarter of 2018 saw global M&A value totaling US$890.6bn, the highest for any Q1 on Mergermarket record. Megadeals such as Cigna's US$67.8bn purchase of pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts helped the quarter’s value surge, with 23 deals valued at US$5bn or more occurring in March....

Perfect Information's ECMi Report for Q1 2018 provides in-depth coverage and analysis of the UK's ECM market. The report includes:   Fee analysis (including average commission per deal type/averages/disclosures) Market overview of Q1 2018 (IPOs/sectors) Breakdown analysis between AIM and....

Less than a decade after Bitcoin launched in 2009, the number of digital coins has skyrocketed — and initial coin offerings (ICOs) have the corporate world considering their merits as a new fundraising tool. But the specter of impending regulations on the horizon and continued volatility in the cryptocurrency....

First quarter 2018 M&A activity surpassed $1 trillion in deals as companies tried to address the pressures of ongoing digital disruption, with strategic divestments high on the agenda.   According to EY’s latest Global Corporate Divestment Study, produced in association with Mergermarket,....

February experienced only a 1.4% drop in global M&A value despite a 35.5% decrease in volume when compared to the same month last year. Cross-border transactions experienced a similar decline in volume, though domestic deals surged by nearly one-third. North America was the greatest contributor to the....

Megadeals are back. Within the first two months of 2018, 25 M&A deals valued at US$4bn or more were announced. Companies with cash on hand and the need to transform their business model are increasingly seeking high-value targets, while financial buyers continue their search for new advantages in the....

Mergermarket is pleased to present the Baltic M&A Monitor, in association with Ellex. This report provides a detailed look at M&A activity in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, along with forecasts for the year ahead. According to Mergermarket data, a total of 53 deals worth €642m were announced....

Mergermarket and William Fry are pleased to present the Ireland Full-year M&A Review. This report provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the Irish M&A market during 2017, and offers insight into likely trends in the year ahead. Key findings include: Deal volume reached its highest....

Rising investor confidence and positive economic forecasts have set the stage for an increase in M&A activity in 2018. With uncertainty over US tax reforms no longer looming, low interest rates and low inflation have helped create a potentially ideal environment for dealmaking. But which financing structures....