2018 annual M&A leaks report

2018 Annual M&A Leaks Report

While not providing absolute confirmation of a leak in an individual deal, significant pre-announcement trading across a large sample of deals can be used to examine patterns and trends in leaking across time periods and geographies.

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Synergies take center stage in M&A

Synergies Take Center Stage
By Mr. Timo Schmid & Dr. Jens Kengelbach & Dr. Georg Keienburg & Mr. Dominik Degen & Prof. Sönke Sievers

Unflinching investor support, along with still-cheap funding and slow organic growth, helped push global deal making to a rapid pace in early 2018. 

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Brand-driven M&A strategies and missteps

By Mr. Thomas Ordahl & Ms. Elizabeth Meloy & Mr. Brian Davison

This session at Transaction Advisors M&A Conference at the University of Chicago looked at how brands are managed in M&A; considered common integration missteps involving brands and their cultural identity; explored the ways high performing acquirers manage acquired brands; reviewed variations in vertical and horizontal M&A strategies and the impact on brand frameworks; and discussed methods for holding acquired brands / defensive value.

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Mergers and acquisitions challenged by deal leaks | M&A Conference at the University of Chicago

By Mr. Brian S. Hwang & Rachael Dugan, Esq. & Mr. James Harris & Doug Barnard, Esq.

This session with participants from Marsh & McLennan, Google, and CF Industries explored a range of challenges when deal negotiations are leaked to the media, investors, or employees. 

Data from the Cass Business School / Intralinks Annual M&A Leaks Report set the stage by providing information on significant pre-announcement trading across a large sample of deals. 

This research provided the basis for an engaging discussion at the annual M&A Conference at the University of Chicago, which explored...

 

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Deal structures and process variations in cross-border acquisitions | M&A Conference at the University of Chicago

By George A. Casey, Esq. & Mr. Brian S. Cook & Alan Konevsky, Esq. & Andrew Gratz, Esq.

This discussion explored the unique issues associated with cross-border acquisitions and minority investments.

The participants from Mastercard, LyondellBasell, Honeywell, and Shearman & Sterling debated variations in deal structures from the merits of cash or stock offers to methods for balancing U.S. securities laws with changing and conflicting requirements including... 

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