Midyear Banking Review
This edition of the Bermuda Public Companies Update summarises significant transactions involving Bermuda companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq in the first half of 2024. Global Market Update -...more
Stronger stock market performance bodes well for exit conditions in Japan’s rapidly maturing PE space - Interested observers have long anticipated the “arrival” of Japan’s private equity market. As the world’s...more
Blick auf den Markt und die bedeutendsten Transaktionen - Die Analyse öffentlicher Übernahmen im Jahr 2023 erscheint auf den ersten Blick wie eine Blaupause des Vorjahres. Die bereits 2022 festgestellten Trends bestätigten...more
Mit dem Gesetz zur Finanzierung von zukunftssichernden Investitionen (Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz – ZuFinG) will die Bundesregierung den Finanzstandort Deutschland stärken und Start-ups, Wachstumsunternehmen sowie kleinen und...more
The past few years have seen a growing number of companies incorporate in Bermuda and go on to list on the Oslo Stock Exchange. A key first step for some is listing on the exchange intended for small- and mid-cap companies:...more
The German takeover market is declining and has shown clear signs of having been affected by the current economic and geopolitical environment. The number of takeovers and the total offer volume have both fallen...more
Global market update - The second half of 2022 proved to be as challenging as H1 had been for global markets. Worldwide financial uncertainty continued, fed by a number of parallel and often related ongoing crises:...more
Prospective buyers should prepare to take advantage of opportunities to acquire distressed businesses, as we are likely to see an uptick in distressed M&A soon. Prospective buyers seeking first-mover advantages should act...more
This edition of the Bermuda Public Companies Update summarises significant transactions involving Bermuda companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in the first half of 2022....more
The technology sector continued to be the driving force behind US dealmaking in H1 2022. A total of 1,299 deals valued at US$415.4 billion took place in the US tech sector in H1 2022, maintaining tech's status as the most...more
M&A markets appeared to defy gravity through 2021. Globally, dealmakers were highly active, with values exceeding US$5 trillion for the first time ever. Total deal value rose by 81 percent on 2020 totals to US$5.75 trillion,...more
Five factors that will shape dealmaking over the coming 12 months - Last year will be a very tough act to follow. M&A values and volumes soared on the back of confident public markets, strong deal financing options and a...more
After a turbulent 18 months which saw M&A crash before an impressive return to form, H2 2021 is set for continued strong deal activity, as well as new challenges - US M&A progressed steadily through the first half of 2021....more
This edition of the Bermuda Public Companies Update summarises significant transactions involving Bermuda companies on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in the first half of 2021. Global market update The first half of...more
Welcome to the Akin Gump Global Private Equity/M&A Survey 2021: Opportunities Ahead. The last 12 months have been hugely challenging for dealmakers around the world but, after an initial period of disruption following...more
The coronavirus pandemic has upended nearly every corner of the world — and shareholder activism is no exception. As companies struggled to survive in the early weeks of the crisis, activists hit the pause button, fearful...more
A majority of dealmakers say their companies are focused on defense or survival, but about a quarter are actively pursuing growth. According to Mergermarket, the value of US M&A in the second quarter of 2020 was lower...more
Half of the executives in our survey expect to do more deals if there's a downturn in 2020 than if there isn't. Dealmakers were optimistic heading into 2020. The coronavirus outbreak has changed things, but we believe that...more
PE activity in Western Europe may have dipped in 2019 but this is not the full picture. Buyout activity remains impressive, although exits subsided as PE funds focused on purchases instead of sales. Western Europe had a...more
CMA Announces New Rules for Ownership in Listed Companies by Foreign Strategic Investors - As part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to regulate and develop the capital markets and to facilitate foreign investment,...more
We surveyed 200 executives on their views about the future of M&A and found that most remain optimistic about 2019 - On the one hand, the US economy has grown steadily, unemployment is down, interest rates remain low and...more