Hints and tips:
...Mr Perrin, who will be responsible for Greater China markets and will be based in Hong Kong, joins from BNP Paribas....
...The analyst highlighted two previous transactions that were initially unpopular with shareholders: when Towers Perrin merged with Watson Wyatt in 2010 to become Towers Watson, and when Towers acquired Extend...
...In 1991, at the age of 25, she took a big step – moving away from Ireland, and into the world of consultancy with Tillinghast Towers Perrin, as it was then known....
...Gordon Watson, who specialises in French and Italian 20th-century furniture, said he was “furiously restocking” after selling well on the first night....
...Towers Perrin last year agreed to merge with Watson Wyatt in a $3.5bn deal, while Xerox, through its Affiliated Computer Services unit, in May agreed to buy an employee benefits company from Hewlett-Packard...
...In a rare exception, however, shares began trading publicly on Monday in Towers Watson, a merger between Watson Wyatt and Towers Perrin. What should outside shareholders make of it all?...
...Paul Trickett, EMEA head of investment at Towers Watson, (newly-merged from Watson Wyatt and Towers Perrin), says: “About 25 per cent of our European investment revenue is from implemented consulting and...
...The combined company, Towers Watson & Co, will have annual sales of about $3.2bn with 14,000 employees. It will be publicly listed, as is Watson Wyatt. Towers Perrin is closely held....
...in Towers Perrin....
...Consultants Watson Wyatt and Towers Perrin, which are soon joining forces, have also emerged relatively intact – before Monday, Watson Wyatt’s share price since the market’s high in 2007 has outperformed...
...It has been signed by Deloitte, Hay Group, Hewitt New Bridge Street, Kepler, Mercer, Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt....
...Corporate governance activists decried a merger of Watson Wyatt Worldwide and Towers Perrin, saying conflicts of interests could arise if executive compensation consultants are hired by the same managers...
...The Watson Wyatt/Towers Perrin deal, however, will usher in more changes in the sector....
...Mr Selig, whose clients include Limited Brands, Computer Associates and RR Donnelley, advised Watson Wyatt on its $3.5bn deal to buy rival Towers Perrin and is representing Broadcom in its hostile bid for...
...On the upside, one of Towers Perrin’s clients is Bank of America, which acquired CountryWide and is about to buy Merrill Lynch....
...● Watson Wyatt Worldwide has recruited Alex McTavish, Martin Dietz and Tom Wood from RSA Insurance, Ernst & Young and Towers Perrin respectively as investment consultants. ● John Collins, senior investment...
International Edition