Deal Talk Podcast

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European insurance M&A deals saw a 30% increase in 2023 📈 A record high increase fueled by private equity... Read more: insuranceinsider.com/article/2d0nyw…

Dealmaking fees see a 21% increase in Q1 2024, despite overall transactions remaining low. Read More: fnlondon.com/articles/dealm…

Insurance M&A hit a decade low in activity for the 2023 year. The 346 deals were predominately made by activity in North America, while Europe accounted for only 55 of those deals. Read more about the fall in insurance M&A deals here: reinsurancene.ws/2023-insurance…

India experiences a 10% drop in M&A activity in 2023 compared to 2022. Domestic deals dropped a further 18% in 2023. Read why: livemint.com/companies/news…

A paydeal declared to Elon Musk in 2018 for $55.8nm has been cancelled ⛔ 💸 A Tesla shareholder argued this amount was an overpayment, filing a lawsuit against the ruling. Read more: bbc.com/news/business-… #ElonMusk #BusinessNews #CorporateLaw #Paydeal #Deals #Dealmaking

A report from Bloomberg states that the 2024 US Presidential elections will create big changes for M&A. It's expected that this election year could influence the hopes of many dealmakers for the market to bounce back. Read more: finance.yahoo.com/news/us-electi…

Three deals, $192 billion dollars, in Q4 in M&A in 2023. Investment in oil and gas has decreased in the last decade, but may be seeing another rise in US M&A activity... Read more: jpt.spe.org/us-upstream-m-…

EY has released its report on M&A activity in the UK and it reveals a fall of 9%. 273 deals valuing £12.1 billion were made as opposed to the 301 deals valuing £14.9 billion in 2022. Read more: ow.ly/W5in50Qt2ca

EY Ireland's M&A report stated that Irish life sciences grew 600% last year. 💰 The combined value of transactions was 1.5 Billion Read the full-article: rte.ie/news/business/…

Some M&A rumours are circulating the IT industry 👀 Private equity takeovers could be seen throughout 2024, experts say... Read more: techtarget.com/searchitoperat…

Interest rates, inflation, and uncertainty have hindered the M&A market over the last year. But, experts remain confident that dealmaking will regain momentum in 2024. How? Read more: ft.com/content/19a287…

BlackRock will acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (or GIP) for 12.5 billion dollars! The idea behind the deal is to bring a new light to investment management. Read more: ft.com/content/a09014…

"Mad dash" in #biopharma M&A as 6/10 of the largest #deals closed in late 2023. Arda Ural of #EY Americas Industry Markets Leader, #Health Sciences and #Wellness, states that experts are optimistic about 2024's outlook. Read more here: fiercepharma.com/pharma/pharma-… #USmergers

Private Equity News! Brynwood Partners closed its 9th and largest deal in its 40-year run in consumer products, food and beverage. Just Food talks to Henk Hartong III on the company's strategy and positions when investing: just-food.com/interviews/we-…

As other oil companies grow through mergers and acquisitions in the Permian, Shell is considering its next big move. Continue reading the analysis of the move here: reuters.com/breakingviews/…

Experts are hopeful for 2024 in M&A after a low year in 2023. But what were the main takeaways from 2023? The Wall Street Journal covers the declines and strategies used in 2023, plus the outlooks and strategies heading into 2024... Read more: loom.ly/rgtD_s8

164 deals later, JP Morgan lead Europe in M&A deals in 2023! 🌟 JP Morgan advised 164 deals with $209bn in Europe 📉Overall activity dropped 17%, European activity dropped 28% and UK activity dropped 33% fnlondon.com/articles/jpmor…

As the New Year kicks off, three key #trends are expected to takeover the 2024 M&A industry 🏦 #Cashflow will continue to be impacted by the #economy 📈Healthy #demand for high-quality firms 👀 #Sellers may be looking for something different! More: bbinsurance.com/news/insurance…

Ireland is expect to see an increase in M&A activity in 2024! 📊 M&A activity remains above the 15-year average 📉 Interest rates are decreasing 🌱 Irish M&A market moves to a "pro-growth, rate cute cycle" Read more about the Irish M&A outlook here: irishtimes.com/business/2024/…

Despite stalling pace in activity in Latin American M&A, private equity and institutional investors remain focussed on the region 🌎 Read more about the rights, challenges, and restrictions investors are facing here : loom.ly/wCt-23g