| Mergers & Acquisitions International 1995 |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
|---|
| 1994 was peak year for MBOs. | Business, international | |
| AAH disposals 'not defensive'. (AAH Pharmaceuticals to sell none-core businesses) | Business, international | |
| Advising the advisors. (Hambro Magan advises Swiss Bank Corporation, Schroders advises SG Warburg during merger talks) | Business, international | |
| Alfred Berg in the dark about ABN sale. (sale of Alfred Berg by Volvo to ABN-Amro shocks Alfred Berg management) | Business, international | |
| AP Group looks abroad for partners. (Automotive Products Group) | Business, international | |
| Arjo finally gets Muhlebach. | Business, international | |
| A taste of partnership for EBRD. (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development forms deal with Groupe Danone) | Business, international | |
| Atlas spans the globe. (purchase of Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Bankers dismiss short-termism jibes. (acquisitions claimed to show short-termism) | Business, international | |
| Bankers reject Labour's public interest bid plan. (investment bankers; United Kingdom Labour Party's proposed changes to regulatory system) | Business, international | |
| Banks start M&A battle in Slovenia. (mergers and acquisitions) | Business, international | |
| BDI pushes for German change. (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie calls for reform of competition policy in Germany) | Business, international | |
| Bowater wraps up M&A internally. | Business, international | |
| Buoyant M&A market boosts UK MBOs. | Business, international | |
| Buyers dip into Denmark. (acquisition targets in Denmark) | Business, international | |
| Buyout funds keep finding deals. (United States buyout fund managers seek acquisitions) | Business, international | |
| Can Intuit make it on its own? | Business, international | |
| Changing the chemical equation. (Sandoz aims to restructure) | Business, international | |
| Charterhouse wants more cable. | Business, international | |
| Chemical M&A: still on hold. | Business, international | |
| Chief of Credito Italiano calls for law change. (Egidio Giuseppe Bruno calls for changes in takeover law) | Business, international | |
| Chocs away for Russia's first tender offer. (Koloss's proposed acquisition of Red October ends in compromise) | Business, international | |
| Coats sells, but keeps stand. (Coats Viyella sells some operations to management buyout team) | Business, international | |
| Compass gulps down French purchase. ( Compass acquires Eurest Group) | Business, international | |
| Completed deals. (a selection of completed international merger and acquisition deals between 22 Feb, 1995, and 20 Mar, 1995) | Business, international | |
| Corporate Germany lines up for autumn spin-offs. | Business, international | |
| Deloitte Touche Tomatsu moves into Macedonia. | Business, international | |
| Den norske Bank re-Vitalises bidding war. (Den norske Bank bids for Vital Forsikring) | Business, international | |
| Deregulation to inspire US bank M&A? (merger and acquisition activity in the United States banking industry) | Business, international | |
| Did Astra get a bargain. (Fisons sale of its R&D division to Astra) | Business, international | |
| Distressed firms look good. | Business, international | |
| Dresdner will add little to Kleinwort's M&A efforts. (Kleinwort Benson to manage merge and acquisition work of Dresdner Bank) | Business, international | |
| DTI brews controversy with stance on S&N. (UK's Department of Trade and Industry announcement indicates that consolidation in the brewing industry will be regarded more favourably folliwng decision on Courage acquisition) | Business, international | |
| Dutch bourse proposes panel. (plans to amend anti-takeover rules on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, Netherlands) | Business, international | |
| EDS learns from Lucas failure. (Electronic Data Systems' failure to acquire Lucas Industries) | Business, international | |
| El Corte Ingles favourite for Galerias Preciados. (acquisition bids) | Business, international | |
| Enskilda allies with Blackstone. (Enskilda to link with Balckstone Group) | Business, international | |
| Euro banks are highlight of Lyonnais sale. (Credit Lyonnais rescue package will provide attractions for banking acquirors) | Business, international | |
| Euro IT deals soar in First Half 1995. | Business, international | |
| Europe looms for WRM Logistics. | Business, international | |
| EU slows down Sprint acquisition. (European Union; acquisition of stake in Sprint by France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom) | Business, international | |
| Finnish companies wrap up merger. (Kymmene and Repola merger will create larges forestry industry company) | Business, international | |
| Fisons breathes life into defence. | Business, international | |
| Fisons' last stand. (Fisons unveils collaborative agreements) | Business, international | |
| Fisons' radical sales may not keep it independent. (Fisons PLC) | Business, international | |
| French shareholders wake up. (new views on cross-shareholdings) | Business, international | |
| Gehe goes for top spot. (Gehe AG plans expansion in the Czech Republic) | Business, international | |
| German M&A: quality not quantity. | Business, international | |
| Glaxo taps syndicated loan market. | Business, international | |
| Goldman Sachs Tops European M&A in 1995 Q3. | Business, international | |
| Goldman Sachs wins plaudits for Colman's sale. (Colman's of Norwich acquired by Unilever) | Business, international | |
| GrandMet's emerging spirit. (Grand Metropolitan in cooperation deal with VAO Soyuzplodoimport) | Business, international | |
| Hagemeyer trades up with rival. (Hagemeyer NV seeks acquisition of Koninklijke Borsumij Wehry NV) | Business, international | |
| Hanson adds $1.35 billion to coffers. | Business, international | |
| Holvis struggles to arrange counter bid. (International Paper seeks to acquire Holvis) | Business, international | |
| Hostile bids put corporates on the defensive. (companies seek to pre-empt hostile takeover bids) | Business, international | |
| How Ireland's Bula bought Russian oil company Aki-Otyr. | Business, international | Jeremy Nieboer |
| How long for US merger mania? (mergers and acquisitions increase in importance in the US) | Business, international | Gregory Zuckerman |
| How to manage post-acquisition integration. | Business, international | Antoine Rostand |
| How UK plc will spend its cash pile. (United Kingdom companies have record cash flow surplus) | Business, international | |
| Insuring against M&A risk. (Willis Corroon launches due diligence consultancy service) | Business, international | |
| Is Beverly the next healthcare target? (acquisition of Beverly Enterprises) | Business, international | |
| Is the joint venture dead in Russia? (increasing number of ways foreign companies can enter Russia markets) | Business, international | |
| Italian M&A market drops. (decline in number of merger and acquisition deals in Italy) | Business, international | |
| Italian programme too ambitious. (Italian prime minister sets new privatisation timetable) | Business, international | |
| Italy shows there is life yet in the conglomerate. (Gemina and Ferruzzi Finanziaria plan to merge) | Business, international | |
| Jefferson Smurfit eyes Europe. (Jefferson Smurfitt Group seeks European acquisitions) | Business, international | |
| Johnson Matthey heads west. (bid for Advance Circuits) | Business, international | |
| Kleinwort invents new instrument. (Kleinwort Benson offers underwritten enhanced scrip dividend alternative) | Business, international | |
| LBO blends wax makers. (MSC Holdings makes recommended offer for Associated British Industries) | Business, international | |
| LBO firms turn to leveraged build-ups. (leveraged buyouts) | Business, international | |
| LBOs join corporates and financiers. (LBO firms and corporations link to make leveraged buyouts) | Business, international | |
| Luxottica sets eyes on US Shoe. | Business, international | |
| M&A boom for European defence. (mergers and acquisitions; European defence industry) | Business, international | |
| M&A executive merry-go-round to continue. | Business, international | |
| M&A go-slow in chemical sector. (merger and acquisition activity in European chemicals industry) | Business, international | |
| Marksman hits target. (Datastream launches Datastream Marksman online database service) | Business, international | |
| Morgan Grenfell locks up Holvis for BBA. (acquisition of Holvis) | Business, international | |
| Morgan snatches Milupa for Nautica. | Business, international | |
| Morgan Stanley heads first-quarter rankings. (top advisor on merger and acquisition transactions) | Business, international | |
| Morgan Stanley insures M&A success. (Morgan Stanley involved in three large insurance merger and acquisition deals) | Business, international | |
| Morgan Stanley is top advisor in busy first half. | Business, international | |
| Morgan Stanley produces InterTech bid for Holvis. (acquisition bid) | Business, international | |
| Name check for ABN Ambro. (investment banking services to be offered under the name of ABN Amro Hoare Govett) | Business, international | |
| NatWest boosts US M&A with Gleacher acquisition. | Business, international | |
| Networking: new trends in cross-border transactions. | Business, international | Daniel Quirici |
| New Swiss law: a step in the right direction. (new Federal Stock Exchange Law in Switzerland should help improve the mergers and acquisitions market) | Business, international | |
| No battle for Italy's BNA. (Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura to be purchased by Banca di Roma) | Business, international | |
| Not boutique, independent merchant. (Gartmore appoints Pheonix Securities as advisor) | Business, international | |
| Paper and packaging sector set for big 1995. (extensive consolidation expected) | Business, international | |
| Pfizer changing direction. | Business, international | |
| Pharma deals to continue. (consolidation of the European pharmaceutical industry set to continue) | Business, international | |
| PolyGram out of tune in Hungary. (PolyGram unsuccessful in bid for record company Hungaroton) | Business, international | |
| PolyGram's latest seduction. (PolyGram buys International Television Group and increases stake in Music India) | Business, international | Mark Fisher |
| Portuguese 'banana republic' overrules CMVM. (CMVM officials resign over takeover of Banco Totta e Acores) | Business, international | |
| Post-communist sell-offs 'flawed.' | Business, international | |
| Privatisation set for slow start this year. | Business, international | |
| Privatisations fuel Italian recovery. | Business, international | |
| Record IT M&A in UK. (record levels of deals in the UK information technology industry during first half 1995) | Business, international | |
| Record year for IT industry. (merger and acquisition transactions in European information technology industry) | Business, international | |
| Red or black for Creditanstalt. (strong competition to purchase Creditanstalt) | Business, international | |
| Rhone-Poulenc sells non-core assets. | Business, international | |
| Roccade & Getronics go dutch on Raet. | Business, international | |
| Sandoz's risky strategy for Clariant disposal. (Sandoz to dispose of industrial chemicals division) | Business, international | |
| SBC continues to annoy staider rivals. (Swiss Bank Corporation contracts examined) | Business, international | Mark Fisher |
| Scandinavian banks still vulnerable to takeover. | Business, international | |
| Schering keeps it specialist. (Schering acquires Medrad Inc) | Business, international | |
| SCI wins auction for French funeerals giant PFG. | Business, international | |
| Selling by the book. (Macmillan 70%-acquired by Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck) | Business, international | |
| S&N bid highlights UK competition confusion. (Scottish & Newcastle; United Kingdom competition laws) | Business, international | |
| SPT Telecom injects punitive sanctions into privatisation. | Business, international | Richard Sterling Surrey, Anne J LaFrance, Roland Behm J. |
| Stagecoach still on acquisition trail. (bus company Statecoach seeks more acquisitions) | Business, international | |
| Swiss tie-up signals no end to Allfinanz fad. | Business, international | |
| Syndicated loans look cheap for acquirors. | Business, international | |
| TeleWest uses tax-efficient structure. (TeleWest Communications to merge interests with SBC Cablecomms) | Business, international | |
| Telia privatisation on-line for 1996. | Business, international | |
| Testing times for telecoms. (privatisations within European telecommunications industry) | Business, international | |
| The exaggerated death of the conglomerate. | Business, international | |
| The long haul in UK insurance M&A starts here. | Business, international | |
| Trade sale replaces IPO as top disposal route. | Business, international | |
| Trafalgar House bid could light up sector. (Trafalgar House makes bid for Northern Electric) | Business, international | |
| Treuhand's mission completed. (privatisation agency completes work at end of 1994) | Business, international | |
| UK brewing sector heats up. (strong trend towards consolidation) | Business, international | |
| UK deal data deflated. (fall in merger and acquisition deals in second quarterof 1995) | Business, international | |
| UK leads US buying spree. (UK is largest direct investor in the US) | Business, international | |
| UK PLC hurt by EU ruling. (European Court of Justice to make VAT on fees for some corporate finance transactions in the UK irrecoverable) | Business, international | |
| UK Recs resort to scorched earth defences. (UK's regional electricity companies raise gearing to deter hostile takeovers) | Business, international | |
| UK repels mittelstand. (UK could become less popular investment location for medium-sized companies) | Business, international | |
| UK water sector awiats French bid outcome. (Decision over Lyonnaise des Eaux bid for Northumbrian Water expected soon) | Business, international | |
| ulster peace to bring M&A surge. (mergers and acquisitions in Northern Ireland) | Business, international | |
| Unilever may be eyeing Cadbury Schweppes. | Business, international | |
| Unitas takes over KOP. (Union Bank of Finland to purchase Kansalis-Osake-Pankki) | Business, international | |
| USA Mobile takeover approaches. | Business, international | |
| US firms await Thorn-EMI split. | Business, international | |
| Usinor Sacilor's unusual U-turn. (Usinor Sacilor to acquire Ugine) | Business, international | |
| US is UK M&A favourite. | Business, international | |
| US M&A bandwagon gains speed. (US Focus) (merger and acquisition activity in the U.S.) | Business, international | |
| US M&A set for boom in 1995. (merger and acquisition activity in the United States) | Business, international | |
| US M&A tax change. | Business, international | |
| US sees hostile subsidiary bids. | Business, international | |
| Volvo chews on BCP sale. (Volvo receives offers for Branded Consumer Products business) | Business, international | |
| Volvo's disposal tactics criticised. | Business, international | |
| Warburgs keeps top spot - just. (SG Warburg leading European merger and acquisition advisor in 1994) | Business, international | |
| Warburgs vulnerable to SBC bid. (takeover bid for SG Warburg) | Business, international | |
| Why banking mergers often fail. | Business, international | |
| Why Broderbund is vulnerable. (Broderbund Software purchase of Learning Co makes company likely acquisition target) | Business, international | |
| Why Gaylor is top media target. (Gaylor Entertainment) | Business, international | |
| Why Virgin dumped Craig Corp in MGM bid. | Business, international | |
| Will law boost Hungary programme? (new privatization law) | Business, international | |
| Will Tabaqueira sale be a carve-up? | Business, international | |
This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.
