Mergers: Another Reason to Think This Boom Isn't Over
2015-08-17 15:13:03.361 GMT
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EDITOR'S CORNER. As a percentage of GDP, merger activity by U.S.
companies is still well short of peak levels, suggesting this
boom may not be near its end.
INSIGHT. Anheuser-Busch InBev has rebuilt its balance sheet and
is positioned to start making acquisitions again.
M&A WEEK IN REVIEW. Deal multiples have surged this year.
Private equity firms were on one or both sides in five of last
week's top 25 deals.
ACTIVISM IN JAPAN. A new wave of activists sees a chance to
boost shareholder returns.
ACTIVIST SITUATIONS: Starboard Value bought more than 4.8
percent of Boulder Brands, the natural-foods maker also being
targeted by Engaged Capital.
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2015-08-17 15:13:03.361 GMT
Click on the PDF attachment to open today's Mergers newsletter
from Bloomberg Brief.
EDITOR'S CORNER. As a percentage of GDP, merger activity by U.S.
companies is still well short of peak levels, suggesting this
boom may not be near its end.
INSIGHT. Anheuser-Busch InBev has rebuilt its balance sheet and
is positioned to start making acquisitions again.
M&A WEEK IN REVIEW. Deal multiples have surged this year.
Private equity firms were on one or both sides in five of last
week's top 25 deals.
ACTIVISM IN JAPAN. A new wave of activists sees a chance to
boost shareholder returns.
ACTIVIST SITUATIONS: Starboard Value bought more than 4.8
percent of Boulder Brands, the natural-foods maker also being
targeted by Engaged Capital.
<C> Bloomberg L.P. 2015. All rights reserved. This newsletter is
for the sole use of the intended recipient and not for
redistribution. For permissions and group subscriptions, please
email bbrief@bloomberg.net.
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