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Lazards in pole position as Schroders gains

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Investment banks have benefitted from the rise in UK mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity in the nine months to Sept. 1995, and this trend is expected to continue. The leading investment bank in this period was Lazard Brothers, which advised on nine UK public takeovers worth 10,693 million pounds sterling. In terms of the number of deals, Schroders led with 11 deals. UK investment banks have themselves been the subject of takeover speculation in 1995, particularly Schroders and Hambros Bank. It is unclear how a bank's relationship with its clients would be affected by a takeover.

Banking industry

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Bright lights of the US still attracting UK firms

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UK companies purchased 150 US concerns in 1995, in deals worth a total of 7.7 billion pounds sterling. There have traditionally been strong links between US and UK companies, and the US is still a more popular acquisition location for UK companies than continental Europe for major deals. Areas of particularly strong activity include food and drink, engineering and wholesale distribution.

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Yorkshire firms head for the US

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Yorkshire and Humberside companies have made 49 purchases in the US since the beginning of 1992, with total deal value of 903 million pounds sterling. In 1995, FKI, John Waddington, Vector Industries and Fenner have all made acquisitions in the US. They regard a presence in the US as vital if they are to be able to operate on a world scale.

Yorkshire, England

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