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HNA turns M&A norms around again

Everyone used to want to be on the sell side; now they want to be on the buy side.In recent months, there has been a new game in Hong Kong investment banking called ‘Distance yourself from HNA’. It is easy to play. On the way up, everyone wanted to advise HNA, the acquisitive-though-opaque Chinese conglomerate whose big holdings include stakes in...

Lacklustre Latin America M&A in Q1 2018

Argentina, Brazil propped up Latin American PE and VC value The volume and value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) targeting companies in South and Central America totalled 144 deals worth an aggregate USD 12,594 million in the first quarter of 2018, according to information collected by Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics company, and the leading...

MENA drops 57.6% in value of M&A

The value of mergers and acquisitions in the Middle East and North Africa region declined by 57.6 per cent in 2017, despite the deal count maintaining almost the same level as the previous year, according to Mergermarket, a provider of M&A data and intelligence. For full year 2017, 126 deals worth approximately $16 billion (Dh58.76 billion) were recorded...

M&A: A reputation minefield

One of the most significant mergers in British retail history is currently in the offing. As Sainsbury’s and Asda navigate the complexities of knitting together two shopping brands that speak to different shopping cultures and consumer heartlands, we look at the opportunities, and the possible pitfalls that are emerging. How can these two retail behemoths...

CLESSIDRA SGR: acquisition of 100% of Scrigno Group

Fourth investment by Clessidra Capital Partners 3, following Roberto Cavalli, ABM Italia and Nexi Clessidra SGR, the leading Italian private equity firm, entered today into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of the entire share capital of Scrigno Group. Based in Rimini, Scrigno is a leading manufacturer and distributor of counter-frames...

HNA turns M&A norms around again

Lacklustre Latin America M&A in Q1 2018

MENA drops 57.6% in value of M&A

M&A: A reputation minefield

CLESSIDRA SGR: acquisition of 100% of Scrigno Group

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