The number of distressed deals reaches record highs as challenging market conditions take their toll - European M&A saw a solid uplift in value in the first half of 2024. Western Europe saw US$390 billion of deals—a rise...more
A bankruptcy sale is an opportunity to potentially acquire assets at distressed pricing. A bankruptcy sale also presents prospective bidders with a level playing field to conduct due diligence, submit a bid, and compete...more
Amid a challenging economic climate, international buyers prompted by the energy transition target mainstay sectors including industrials & chemicals and automotive - German M&A has been negatively impacted by an array of...more
Favorable valuations are fueling opportunistic purchases by overseas bidders- Spiraling COVID rates, supply chain issues and food and fuel shortages have all hit the headlines in the months since the end of the Brexit...more
M&A activity in Western Europe surged in Q3 on the back of strong PE interest and low UK stock prices - Dealmaking in Western Europe reached a post-crisis record in the third quarter of the year as dealmaker confidence...more
PE dominance - Private equity and family offices are exerting increasing influence over public takeovers in the UK, with public to private transactions ("P2Ps") making up more than 2/3 of all bids in H1 2021 and...more
The challenges raised by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis initially led to a dramatic fall in share prices and market uncertainty. Although the capital markets have largely recovered their value since the initial COVID-19...more
The question of when parties to a potential transaction actually become bound to each other is obviously an important one, and sometimes the answer can be surprising, or less than entirely clear. A recent Texas Court of...more
On 21 June 2013, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released four new Regulatory Guides, which update and consolidate the bulk of its guidance about takeovers. The new Regulatory Guides cover...more