Mergers & Acquisitions in November 2014 252 acquisitions were publically announced in November in what is set up to be a strong end to the calendar year. November was particularly notable for a 16 percent rise in Global private equity investment to $34 billion, according to online deals database Zephyr. This figure is largely … Continued
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Mergers & Acquisitions in October 2014
Mergers & Acquisitions in October 2014 In what was a promising start to the final quarter of 2014, a total of 255 deals were publically announced in October. During October it was announced that Qualcomm Inc. has agreed to acquire CSR Plc, a Cambridge-based developer of silicon, software and services for the consumer electronics … Continued
Mergers & Acquisitions in September 2014
Mergers & Acquisitions in September 2014 The third quarter of 2014 ended with a total of 279 deals publically announced for the month of September. The most notable deal of the month was the £450 million acquisition of Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd by New York-headquartered Viacom International Media Networks Inc. Viacom is involved in … Continued
Mergers & Acquisitions in August 2014
Mergers & Acquisitions in August 2014 The month of August saw 211 acquisitions of UK based companies publicly announced, according to professional deals database, Zephyr. The main talking point of August was undoubtedly the £3.8 billion merger of Carphone Warehouse plc and Dixons Retail plc. The new company, which will be called Dixons Carphone, … Continued
Mergers & Acquisitions in July 2014
Mergers & Acquisitions in July 2014 July saw a total of 281 M&A deals as the third quarter of the year started relatively strong. At £924m, the biggest deal of the month was Energy Investments Global Ltd’s acquisition of Heritage Oil plc which came into effect on the first of the month. At 320 … Continued
Mergers & Acquisitions in February 2015
Mergers & Acquisitions in February 2015 February 2015 saw 186 acquisitions of UK based companies publicly announced, according to professional deals database, Zephyr. One of the main talking points of the past month was undoubtedly the announcement of BT Group plc’s pending £12.5 billion acquisition of EE Ltd. The deal is expected to … Continued