EU watchdog approves foreign takeover of British firm Meggitt April 12, 2022 Brussels has given its blessing to a £6.3bn takeover of British defence company Meggitt by a US buyer.
New data reveals the top 10 dealmakers of 2021 February 6, 2022 New data, shared with Morning Wire has revealed the UK’s top dealmakers of 2021. The figures come on the back of a record year for mergers & acquisitions, which saw the completion of more than $5 trillion worth of deals. JP Morgan’s James Robinson ranked as the UK’s top investment banker, after topping MergerLink’s charts [...]
M&C Saatchi finance chief resigns as firm fights off hostile takeover January 19, 2022 M&C Saatchi has suffered a setback in its bid to fend off a hostile takeover after Chief Financial Officer Mickey Kalifa handed in his resignation.
Cardano Group grows by £18.5bn as it snaps up Dutch sustainability specialist January 7, 2022 Pensions advisory and investment specialist Cardano Group has grown its assets under management (AUM) by over £18.5bn as it completes the acquisition of a Dutch sustainable investing firm today. London-based Cardano has acquired ACTIAM as it looks to broaden its services across investment funds, corporate sustainability analysis and ESG advice. Cardano agreed a deal to [...]
Discovery gets green light for WarnerMedia deal from EU competition watchdog December 22, 2021 Discovery today announced that the European Commission has granted unconditional antitrust approval to its proposed acquisition of WarnerMedia assets from telecoms giant AT&T. “Approval from the European Commission is a key milestone toward completing our proposed transaction with AT&T,” said Discovery president and CEO David Zaslav – the future CEO of the combined company. “Today [...]
Sony-Zee merger to form Indian entertainment giant to rival Disney and Netflix December 22, 2021 Sony’s Indian arm has reached a deal with Indian rival Zee Entertainment to create the second biggest entertainment network in India. The Indian unit of the Japanese conglomerate will merge 75 television channels, film assets and two streaming platforms with Zee Entertainment, in a bid to compete with streaming rivals Netflix and Disney in India. [...]
Global M&A activity hits new record of $5 trillion in 2021 December 20, 2021 Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity records of all time have been smashed this year, after exceeding $5 trillion for the first time. Global M&A jumped 63 per cent to $5.63tn (£4.26tn) while in Europe activity was almost 50 per cent up, to $1.26tn (£954m), driven in part by a boost of confidence among chief [...]
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan to raise investment banker bonuses after deal-making frenzy December 15, 2021 JPMorgan Chase & Co and Goldman Sachs may reward investment bankers by increasing bonus pools by as much as 50 per cent, following a boom in deal-making this year. Following recent meetings to discuss and set pay for the year JPMorgan is considering upping the bonus pool by 40 per cent while Goldman Sachs is mulling [...]
Growth capital business a key focus for long-term strategy at Numis, says co-CEO December 8, 2021 City broker Numis this morning reported its full year revenue swelled nearly 40 per to hit £215.6m, as a buoyant IPO market coupled with stabilised markets and rising deal fees helped the firm deliver its second record annual revenue performance in a row. Profit before tax doubled in the year to September 30, which Numis [...]
Nvidia’s $54bn Arm deal faces yet another setback as EU regulators press pause on probe December 6, 2021 EU competition watchdogs have temporarily hit pause on their investigation into Nvidia’s planned takeover of British chip designer Arm, introducing another obstacle in the way of the $54bn deal. The European Commission halted its probe into the takeover on its previous deadline on November 25, as it awaits more information, Reuters first reported from a [...]