Tag: Mergers
Thoma Bravo is looking for software companies with billions
Irina Hemmers, partner at Thoma Bravo Irina Hemmers should strengthen the office in London and expand its presence in Europe. (Photo: Thomas Bravo) Frankfurt Thoma Bravo wants to invest more…
Thoma Bravo is looking for software companies with billions
Irina Hemmers, partner at Thoma Bravo Irina Hemmers should strengthen the office in London and expand its presence in Europe. (Photo: Thomas Bravo) Frankfurt Thoma Bravo wants to invest more…
Bankers expect more M&A deals after the summer
Largest M&A deal: The sale of Viessmann to US competitor Carrier Global The interest between the USA and Germany is mutual. On the respective other market, an eye is kept…
Top European law firms are expanding to America
Dusseldorf A new transatlantic law firm is emerging: The “Magic Circle” law firm Allen & Overy and the law firm Shearman & Sterling, which has a particularly strong presence in…
Financial investors in difficult waters
Berlin skyline The Super Return Conference will be held in the capital this week. (Photo: imago images/Dirk Sattler) Frankfurt When the top managers of billionaire private equity funds gather in…
Financial investors in difficult waters
Berlin skyline The Super Return Conference will be held in the capital this week. (Photo: imago images/Dirk Sattler) Frankfurt When the top managers of billionaire private equity funds gather in…
Medium-sized company from Freudenstadt goes public on the New York Stock Exchange via Spac
New York Stock Exchange After the boom in shell companies, the market has become sober. In the first quarter of 2023, only eight new shell companies were launched in the…
Activist hedge funds prefer to target German corporations
burning day After talks with Brenntag management failed, the hedge fund Primestone Capital announced that it would nominate its own candidates for the Supervisory Board for the Annual General Meeting…
Activist hedge funds prefer to target German corporations
Spring weather in Frankfurt am Main After a period of relative calm in the corona pandemic, attacks by activist shareholders are picking up steam again. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The dispute…
Public insurers could be forced to merge
Frankfurt, Munich The sharply rising costs could lead to mergers among public insurers. According to the rating agency Fitch, many providers are under increasing pressure to generate earnings. Against this…
Hardly any mega deals in the M&A market
The year 2023 threatens to be a lost year for investment banking. The volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Germany has slumped to its lowest level since 2016, according…
Foreign companies are buying more and more German start-ups – the number of deals is at a record high
Frankfurt Buyers from abroad have long recognized the potential of young German entrepreneurs from the technology sector. They therefore keep a targeted lookout for candidates and reach out to attractive…
Infrastructure stocks benefit from mega trends
infrastructure projects Companies such as energy suppliers or telecommunications companies are considered crisis-resistant. Frankfurt For years they led a niche existence on the stock exchange, but last year they became…
Infrastructure stocks benefit from mega trends
infrastructure projects Companies such as energy suppliers or telecommunications companies are considered crisis-resistant. Frankfurt. For years they led a niche existence on the stock exchange, but last year they became…
Bertelsmann fails with mergers worth five billion euros
Thomas Rabe The boss of Bertelsmann and the RTL Group wants to promote large mergers of media companies – but has now failed four times in a row. (Photo: Bertelsmann)…
Sustainability is reviving the merger business
Frankfurt The issue of sustainability is becoming a determining factor in the future orientation of corporations. At the same time, there will be new impetus for the purchase of companies…
Many Volksbanks go into a merger
Volksbank-Raiffeisenbank and Sparkasse There are still many mergers among both cooperative banks and savings banks. The shortage of staff could drive mergers in the future. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Frankfurt There…
The end of mega deals – Six trends that will shape the M&A market
Frankfurt After a record 2021, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market has plummeted this year. In 2022, the German M&A business shrank by 36 percent to its lowest level since…
Why a mood of crisis is spreading in the industry
CreditSuisse The Swiss bank recently sold part of the business to private equity. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The financial clout for big deals is still there. Just a few days ago,…
Rising interest rates cause the credit market to collapse
Bird’s-eye view of Frankfurt’s banking district In view of the many factors of uncertainty, banks are acting more and more cautiously. (Photo: imago images/Cavan Images) Frankfurt They were the fuel…