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...“I’m not excluding some sort of industrial integration in the future” such as combining sales or technology efforts, he said.A representative for ProSieben declined to comment....
...“We’re well positioned and have the firepower to really drive the business forward through M&A as opportunities emerge.”Shares in the Norwegian company surged during the Covid-19 pandemic when restrictions...
...December with plans to double the chain’s size over the next five years with new hotels in the Middle East, Italy and the US.Rattan Chadha, who is the company’s executive chair, started CitizenM — the “M”...
...However it added: “Mytheresa is constantly evaluating opportunities to grow our business, which may include M&A activities from time to time.”...
...Rivals H&M and Zara owner Inditex reported net profits of SKr8.7bn ($820mn) and €5.4bn ($5.8bn) respectively in their most recent fiscal years....
...Fees from M&A fell most sharply, down 26 per cent to $29bn, the lowest level since 2016. Goldman Sachs held the top spot in M&A advisory work, driven by its lead position in the US....
...However, data compiled by the London Stock Exchange Group showed that M&A involving a UK company fell 45 per cent in the nine months to September, compared with the same time a year earlier....
...Rivals in the retail industry meanwhile such as Sweden’s H&M, with its garment collection scheme, and online retailers Asos and Zalando are keen to tap the nascent demand for second-hand fashion....
...“All of those macro influences make the UK look relatively cheap,” said Michael Nicholson, Peel Hunt’s head of M&A....
...The overall value of global M&A climbed 30 per cent to $690bn, the data showed, even as the total number of deals announced fell 31 per cent.The rebound in dealmaking comes after M&A activity plunged to...
...I’m Sonja Hutson and here’s the news you need to start your day. [MUSIC PLAYING] Goldman Sachs hit Wall Street with a big surprise yesterday....
...Evercore was initially set up like Blackstone, to advise on M&A and execute private equity buyouts. The LBO investing business was an expensive bust. But the M&A group proved more promising....
...“The relentless M&A and the de-equitisation, the lack of refilling the hopper is starting to bite quite hard,” he said. “I’m not convinced the IPO market is going to open soon.”...
...The deal started a wave of transactions in the industry, but BHP management has since said it would be disciplined in its approach towards further M&A as it focused on integrating Oz and funding the development...
...Broader UK M&A activity fell by a third in 2023 compared with the previous year to reach the lowest level since 2009....
...“Decarbonisation and M&A” would also drive growth at the Swiss-based business after the spin-off, the company said....
...I’m joined now by the FT’s Ivan Levingston who’s been covering this shift. So, Ivan, how did venture capital investment work before this new trend? And what’s going on now?...
...UBS has named Jeff Hinton as global co-head of M&A. He joined last year from Barclays as co-head of M&A for the Americas....
...“There’s a lot of deals in the pipeline for the first half and we expect that a good number of those will go through as planned,” said Carsten Woehrn, co-head of Emea M&A at JPMorgan....
...Novo Holdings readies its M&A machine Novo Nordisk has become Europe’s largest company on the back of sales of weight loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic....
...“It’s hard to see any one big driver for a slew of upcoming M&A....
...News round-up Multinationals urge Janet Yellen not to let politics stop US Steel deal (FT) Fantasy M&A is back again, again (FT Alphaville) Abrdn and Baillie Gifford axe jobs as asset managers step up...
...“I’m not sure how exactly this is going to play out. It might really be the last straw that might bring down the company.”...
...“I’m out focusing on the most important thing right now which is the safety of our country,” he told the Financial Times in a brief call. “[Colleagues] are telling me: ‘Don’t worry about it.’”...
...“If someone was to go out to market [today] with similar ambitions and a similar quality team, I’m not sure they would get funded.” Additional reporting by Madhumita Murgia in San Francisco...
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