Mergers & acquisitions
May 2025 | SPECIAL REPORT: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Financier Worldwide Magazine
May 2025 Issue
Q&A: Private equity investment in sport
PE firms bring innovation and competitiveness, but profit-driven measures must align with the sport’s culture and not burden fans. FW discusses private equity investment in sport with Matt Bonass, Craig Giles, Richard Bush, Jon Goldsworthy and Intisar Abdi at Bird & Bird LLP.
Building an effective M&A deal team
Trajectory Capital Partners To execute any M&A transaction, the corporate development team needs to effectively incorporate several different internal and external teams.
Beyond the rhetoric: a practical look at US merger approvals under the new administration
Baker Botts LLP The new current administration has clearly signalled its approach to merger review will look a lot like the prior administration’s approach. Dealmakers should expect robust scrutiny to persist, particularly in high-profile sectors like healthcare and technology.
Three sectors with the most M&A potential
Business executives have a strong conviction that after a tepid last few years, conditions are in place for M&A activity to pick up pace due to a combination factors, including expected deregulation, down trending financing costs and pent-up demand from financial as well as strategic investors.
Regrets and retentions: international expansion in the M&A context
Gateley Legal For business owners looking to sell that may not have got everything right, it is better to find a cure today, before getting to the due diligence stage of a sale.
Management incentive plans for PE portfolio companies following an acquisition
Cases & Lacambra The chosen management incentive plan should not complicate the corporate governance of the target company, nor pose an unnecessary burden on a future sale, as a smooth divestment process is necessary for sound PE investment structuring.
M&A from an Indonesian regulatory perspective
Protemus Capital To successfully execute an M&A transaction in Indonesia, investors, particularly foreign investors, must carefully consider several applicable laws and regulations.
‘Weinstein clauses’ in Nigerian M&A agreements
Olaniwun Ayaji LP As Nigeria continues to attract foreign investment and Nigerian entities engage in cross-border M&A activities, the incorporation of Weinstein clauses in Nigerian law-governed M&A agreements deserves careful consideration.
Q&A: Strategies for maximising value in complex transactions
It is critical that internal stakeholders align on the vision for the integrated business from the outset. FW discusses strategies for maximising value in complex transactions with Nicola Longfield, Hannah Twist, John Moth, Francesca Scott and Gareth Jones at KPMG in the UK.
CONTRIBUTORS
Baker Botts LLP
Bird & Bird LLP
Cases & Lacambra
Gateley Legal
KPMG in the UK
Olaniwun Ayaji LP
Protemus Capital
Trajectory Capital Partners