M&A deals in Central-Eastern Europe peaked in value in 2016 at EUR86.7 billion, a 62 per cent increase compared to 2015 and the highest result since 2013. This is according to the Emerging Europe M&A report 2016/2017, published by CMS in cooperation with EMIS. With 1,985 transactions, the CEE
DPD in Russia and SPSR Express, two of the biggest companies in the Russian express and courier market, are to merge. Upon closing of the transaction, which is subject to approval by the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service, the merged company will become the largest express operator in the country.
Dash Financial is to merge with LiquidPoint to create a new trading technology solutions provider focused on the options and equities markets. Dash Financial is an institutional trading technology, execution and analytics provider, while LiquidPoint is a provider of options technology and routing services to the sell-side and exchange communities.
European technology has come of age in 2016, with the total M&A deal value more than doubling in the last 12 months to USD127.2 billion, according to M&A advisory firm Magister Advisors. This was driven by the blockbuster acquisitions of ARM, Supercell and NXP. There was also a series
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared VTech’s acquisition of LeapFrog Enterprises. The CMA found that the merger may not be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition in the supply of learning toys for 0-5 year-olds, children tablets and content or future innovation in
Demeter Partners and Emertec Gestion are to merge, creating a European private equity player dedicated to the energy transition, environmental and innovative materials sectors. The firm will have EUR800 million assets under management and 120 companies financed in 10 years. Stéphane Villecroze, managing partner of Demeter Partners, says: “We
The European technology industry has come of age in 2016, according to analysis by tech M&A advisory firm Magister Advisors, with unprecedented M&A interest from Asian buyers and a strong IPO market for the best European tech businesses, driving a surge in “blockbuster” deals. Magister Advisors also sees the
Despite the uncertainty created by the UK’s Brexit vote, the Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region is showing the strongest growth globally in early-stage merger and acquisition (M&A) activity at 13 per cent compared to the same period last year. This is according to the latest Intralinks Deal Flow
Law firm Howard Kennedy is acting for Octopus Apollo VCT on the issue of its 2017 prospectus and on its proposed merger with Octopus Eclipse VCT. Its 2017 issue will see Octopus Apollo VCT target a fundraise of GBP20 million. The proposed merger with Octopus Eclipse VCT will bring
Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP) and Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co (TPH) are to planning to merge their two businesses with the combined firm adopting the Perella Weinberg Partners name. TPH’s energy practice will continue to operate as Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Subject to customary conditions, the transaction is
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