Category: Issues

Following hot on the heels of our recent M&A Awards, new statistics have been released sending a clear message: M&A is back with a vengeance. The report, by global valuation specialists American Appraisal, shows that dealmakers are set to pay 23% more for comp

As we were preparing to go to print this month, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) released some rather interesting comments on the Bank of England’s latest inflation report. According to CBI Director General, John Cridland, the report provides posi

You might have noticed that this month’s issue of Acquisition International is slightly weightier than usual. This is because we’ve also published our first ever Maximising M&A Success supplement. When it comes to buying or selling a business a huge number

It has been reported this month that IPOs raised close to €13 billion in equity last year, matching the 10-year average in Europe in terms of both the number of deals and their total value. This increased market activity is due to buoyant equity markets maki

In January we saw the return and domination by large merger and acquisition (M&A) deals, as the volume of announced worldwide M&A transactions during the first month of the year exceeded $355 billion. According to data from the S&P Capital IQ database, this ro

One of the fascinating things about editing a global magazine is seeing the differences between countries. That’s why this issue’s legal round-up has intrigued me so much – from IP protection in Finland to the challenges of Mexico’s new anti-money laun

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