UK M&A market shows slight fall but retains vibrancy
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There were 727 acquisitions in the UK in the first half of 1997, from 729 in the first half of 1996. The value of these acquisitions was 25.5 billion pounds sterling, from 27.3 billion pounds sterling. UK companies increased their investment in acquisitions in continental Europe by almost 1 billion pounds sterling compared with the first half of 1996, but reduced their investment in the US. Investment in companies outside Europe and the US rose to more than 6.5 billion pounds sterling, from 2.2 billion pounds sterling in the first half of 1996.
Publication Name: Acquisitions Monthly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0952-3618
Year: 1997
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Netherlands leads the way in Benelux M&A
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The Netherlands had the most active merger and acquisition market in the Benelux region in 1996, with 201 domestic deals totalling 1.3 billion pounds sterling in value. There is a large amount of financing available for deals in the Netherlands, and deals are being encouraged by an attractive tax regime. The merger and acquisition market in Belgium has been less successful, with 74 transactions worth a total of 322 million pounds sterling in 1996, from 73 worth 394 million pounds sterling in 1995.
Publication Name: Acquisitions Monthly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0952-3618
Year: 1997
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Ireland ready for Eurovision
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The merger and acquisition (M&A) market in Ireland continues to be buoyant, driven by high economic growth and increasing affluence. While the market is relatively small, domestic M&A is growing, in terms of both volume and diversity. The largest transaction in 1997 was the 343 million pounds sterling merger between Waterford Food and Avonmore, set to be the first in a series of consolidations in Ireland's agribusiness market. An overview of the Irish M&A market is presented.
Publication Name: Acquisitions Monthly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0952-3618
Year: 1997
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