Global M&A to Accelerate Led by Health, Technology, UBS Says
2015-07-21 10:15:24.799 GMT
By Brian Lysaght
(Bloomberg) -- Global M&A “boom” that started in 2014 is
set to accelerate as funding costs, balance sheet strength and
corporate confidence are well aligned, UBS says in note.
* Other positive factors include abundant PE funding and
increased shareholder activism
* Global M&A volumes to grow by 22% this year; deal emphasis
is on top-line growth
* Technology (especially software and services), health care
and capital goods companies are the likeliest acquirers in
the U.S., where 46% of global deals were done in 1H
* In Europe, prospective acquirers include semiconductors,
utilities and capital goods: UBS
* NOTE: Total M&A volume YTD is 14,414 deals worth $2.7t, with
the largest being Shell’s proposed acquisition of BG Group
and Charter Communications’ offer for Time Warner Cable,
both ~$79b: Bloomberg data
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--With assistance from Gaurav Panchal in London.
To contact the reporter on this story:
Brian Lysaght in London at +44-20-3525-7908 or
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James Ludden at +44-20-3525-2645 or
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Brian Lysaght
2015-07-21 10:15:24.799 GMT
By Brian Lysaght
(Bloomberg) -- Global M&A “boom” that started in 2014 is
set to accelerate as funding costs, balance sheet strength and
corporate confidence are well aligned, UBS says in note.
* Other positive factors include abundant PE funding and
increased shareholder activism
* Global M&A volumes to grow by 22% this year; deal emphasis
is on top-line growth
* Technology (especially software and services), health care
and capital goods companies are the likeliest acquirers in
the U.S., where 46% of global deals were done in 1H
* In Europe, prospective acquirers include semiconductors,
utilities and capital goods: UBS
* NOTE: Total M&A volume YTD is 14,414 deals worth $2.7t, with
the largest being Shell’s proposed acquisition of BG Group
and Charter Communications’ offer for Time Warner Cable,
both ~$79b: Bloomberg data
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--With assistance from Gaurav Panchal in London.
To contact the reporter on this story:
Brian Lysaght in London at +44-20-3525-7908 or
blysaght@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story:
James Ludden at +44-20-3525-2645 or
jludden@bloomberg.net
Brian Lysaght