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Will 2024 launch a bright new era for M&A? Anticipating what could be an inflection point, many dealmakers are preparing for a surge—and new market requirements—in the year ahead.
Discover our top M&A trends for 2024 and your five-step blueprint for dealmaking success:
1. Reassess M&A strategies, actively investing in the portfolio, and considering divestitures alongside acquisitions.
2. Adapt M&A strategies to counter rising geopolitical risks. Focus on localization, target resilient sectors, pursue vertical integration, and bolster supply chain resilience.
3. Elevate value creation standards to counter increased capital costs. Explore diverse synergies beyond cost or revenue, including capex and transformational synergies.
4. Explore partnerships and innovative deal structures like JVs and alliances to compensate for limited debt financing availability.
5. Mitigate transaction risks through alternative structures like milestone payments.
#McKMandA#MandA#Mergersandacquisitions
Apax, a British private equity firm, agreed to acquire WGSN, a trend forecasting company, from Ascential, a British business-to-business media business specializing in exhibitions & festivals and information services, for $848m.
"The Board firmly believes that the proposed sales of Digital Commerce and WGSN represent excellent value for shareholders, including the return of a significant portion of the combined proceeds. Furthermore, these actions are compelling in that they will enable us to achieve the objectives of the strategic review, addressing the distinct investment propositions of Ascential's three businesses, while also better positioning each business to achieve their growth ambitions," Scott Forbes, Ascential Chairman.
Ascential (led by Scott Forbes, Duncan Painter and Mandy Gradden) is advised by J.P. Morgan (led by Bryan Beller), Deutsche Numis, Rothschild & Co, Slaughter and May, Travers Smith and FTI Consulting (led by Matt Dixon). Debt financing is provided by J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Numis. Debt providers are advised by Latham & Watkins.
WGSN is led by Carla Buzasi. Apax Partners is led by Andrew Sillitoe and Mitch Truwit.
#MergersAcquisitionsDivestitures#Trend#Date#Forecasting
How will the new listing rule changes help unlock London's potential?
Deutsche Numis' Co-Head of ECM, Mark Hankinson, looks at the updated rules in more detail, with measures to:
✔ Simplify the listing categories.
✔ Ease the requirements on new issuers.
✔ Reduce friction for listed companies to undertake transactions.
✔ Allow founders and management greater control of their companies.
Read Mark's article in full here: https://lnkd.in/e9cmYHh8#InvestmentBanking#IPO#Finance#MainMarket#CapitalMarkets
Founder and Managing Director at Sauvegarder Investment Management
Ringing the Closing Bell on the Nasdaq for SIMAU (our $230 million healthcare focused SPAC) this week was absolutely a riot. Thank you Nasdaq, Cantor Fitzgerald, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole, Kirkland & Ellis, SIM Team and our investors. Great healthcare focused companies ... reach out and let's talk!
With each Investment Committee Meeting as Head of Asset Management, I’ve been thoroughly impressed by the significant improvement in the level of diligence each deal team has been able to conduct on each target company to be included within our IC Fund II.
It goes without saying, anyone willing to sacrifice their free time during college to prioritize learning embodies the mindset of a winner.
Not only are each associate and analyst dedicating 10-20 hours per week to their teams, but they’re also managing the various demands that come with being a college student (i.e., classes, work, social life).
The one-pagers that you all see down below pale in comparison to the sacrifices each individual has made to better themselves personally and professionally.
I’m not writing this post to share how “hardcore” or “cool” members of the Asset Management Division are; I’m doing so to highlight the hard work and dedication I’ve observed from the faces you see on page 6.
The Investment Team of the Investment Club at USF announces four new additions to the IC Fund II (formerly known as the “SIC Fund II”) paper portfolio: Allison Transmission (NYSE: ALSN), Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX), Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO), and Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX). The closing of each deal was completed by Deal Teams Yankee, Foxtrot, and Kilo.
If you wish to gain access to the full 30-page Investment Committee Memorandum prepared by the deal teams, please submit your contact information to the Engagement Form below.
https://lnkd.in/gvJRWZTw#usf#usfmuma#usfinvest#Compoundingsuccessstories
Enterprise Sales at Elastic
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