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Mergers & Acquisitions in February 2016 February ended positively with 209 completed deals involving UK based companies, as recorded by M&A deal database Zephyr. One of the largest and more notable deals within the UK was the acquisition of Betfair Group plc by Paddy Power plc, for £3 billion. This deal was previously reported by … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in March 2016 The final month of the 2015 financial year was completed with a total of 201 deals, announced, completed or pending, involving UK based companies as noted by company deal database zephyr. One of the most notable deals in the public eye is currently pending with supermarket retailer J Sainsbury … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in April 2016 The Month of April came to a close with a total of 199 involving UK companies, according to company deals database, Zephyr. One of the most notable deals involved Asahi Group Holdings acquisition of Grolsch for £2bn, which was previously part of SAB Miller Plc. The deal has been … Continued

M&A activity at its highest level since 2007 A recent report by Thomson Reuters has revealed that M&A activity reached £2.3 trillion in 2014. The review shows that more than 40,000 M&A deals were announced in 2014 – representing a 6 % increase on 2013.   Global M&A activity was at its strongest towards the … Continued

2014 deal values 30% higher than 2013 Total deal values in 2014  surpassed that of 2013 by a staggering 30%, making it the best year for deal values since 2007, according to the M&A Index from Deloitte.   On a global scale, businesses are in a much better position to acquire; they have built up … Continued

What affects deal value? In its most rudimentary form, the value of a business is how much the owner is prepared to accept for it and how much the buyer is prepared to pay for it.   When using a comprehensive business valuation tool the value of a business is determined by a number of … Continued