The Return of M&A: Boom... and Bust?

Business Priorities, Acquisition & Integration in 2011

Everywhere you look in the business press today, corporate finance analysts and others are talking up a new boom in M&A. Late last year, Thompson Reuters confirmed that M&A activity in 2010 had surpassed the heady precrunch volumes of 2007, increasing 19% from the previous year to $2.25 trillion, with emerging market deals making up 17% of transactions.

In this article, Carlos Keener and Adam Tyner of Beyond the Deal, discuss whether 2011 will see the start of a return to the ‘golden days’ of M&A or whether it will be another year of major uncertainty.

The article is supported by comments from Geraint Anderson, CEO of TT electronics, John Bishop, Non-executive Director of Berkshire Hathaway International, Aleen Gulvanessian, Partner at Eversheds, Siva Shankar, Corporate Finance Director of SEGRO plc and Mike Turner, Non-executive Chairman of Babcock International plc.