Entries from Chemicals & The Economy tagged with 'M&A'
M&A deals get more complex
As always, the blog gained some key insights into the current M&A landscape this month, at the annual Pilko & Associates Round Table, co-organised with Shell Chemicals and leading law firm Allen & Overy. Financing deals has become superficially much...
Deepwater Horizon to lead to more regulation
The blog gained some key insights into the current M&A landscape this week, at the annual Pilko & Associates Round Table, co-organised with Shell Chemicals and leading law firm Allen & Overy: • M&A has become a 'buyer's market', and...
V-shaped sellers meet L-shaped buyers
Picture: www.businessoffashion.com A senior figure in the investment community told the blog recently that companies' views on the outlook for the economy seemed to vary according to their own financial position: "the stronger the balance sheet, the more realistic (and...
M&A focus to change in 2009
The recession will have a major impact on M&A activity next year, according to a new analysis by Pilko & Co. Their key conclusions are: • Increasingly,deals will be the result of financial restructurings, workouts or bankruptcies. • Buyers with...
Private Equity and the credit crunch
I recently had the opportunity to attend a workshop organised by Pilko & Associates with leading figures from the private equity (PE) industry. It was fascinating to hear their views on how the current credit crunch is affecting M&A activity....
A tale of two outlooks
If you read the financial pages of your newspaper, everything sounds rosy. But if you turn to the news section, its all gloom. Both views can’t continue to exist alongside each other for ever. Whichever scenario comes out on top,...
Chemical company valuations
The prices paid for Petkim and for Lustran reflect two very different perspectives on the current market:...
ICI and Akzo
ICI has experience of fighting off unwelcome acquisitions. And Akzo may find itself in a difficult position if ICI wins again. Unless this bid, like Hanson's in 1991, marks the 'top' in the currrent M&A cycle....
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