Trends & Statistics

GLOBAL STATISTICAL UPDATE – XBMA Quarterly Review for Third Quarter 2015

Executive Summary/Highlights: Global M&A volume in Q3 exceeded US$1 trillion, a quarterly figure second only to 2015’s Q2 in recent years.  M&A volume through the first three quarters was US$3.2 trillion (an increase of 30% over the same period in 2014), and year-to-date volume through the date of publication is the strongest on record.  These … Continued

Editors’ Note: The XBMA Review is published on a quarterly basis in order to facilitate a deeper understanding of trends and developments.  We welcome feedback and suggestions for improving the XBMA Review or for interpreting the data.

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U.S. UPDATE – The Long Arm of Governance Activism: U.S. Investors Look Abroad

Executive Summary: U.S. public pension funds – longstanding proponents of corporate governance and shareholder proposal-style activism in the U.S. – are now allocating increasing amounts of capital throughout the world, and increasingly considering whether and how to globally apply their strategies and tactics for increasing shareholder power, changing governance norms, influencing boards and management teams … Continued

Editors’ Note: This article was co-authored by Adam O. Emmerich and Sabastian V. Niles of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

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BELGIAN UPDATE – M&A Outlook (First Half of 2015)

Highlights: Toward the end of 2014, the Belgian M&A market became increasingly active.  Due to several factors such as a weaker euro, fear on the part of business owners for a tax shift and greater willingness of the banks to finance acquisitions, the positive trend of enhanced M&A activity continued in H1 2015. Private equity … Continued

Editors’ Note:  Peter Callens is a partner with Loyens & Loeff and a member of XBMA’s Legal Roundtable.  Mr. Callens is renowned for his national and international corporate practice, with a focus on M&A and transactions in various sectors of industry. Mr. Callen authored this article along with his colleagues Natalie Reypens and Aldo Engels of Loyens & Loeff’s tax department and Robrecht Coppens, Mathias Hendrickx, Henri Nelen, and Elke Ghesquière of Loyens & Loeff’s corporate and M&A department.

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GLOBAL STATISTICAL UPDATE – XBMA Quarterly Review for Second Quarter 2015

Executive Summary/Highlights: Global M&A volume in Q2 was almost US$1.4 trillion, significantly higher than the average quarterly volumes in recent years and the most active quarter since the financial crisis. Year to date M&A volume was ~US$2.25 trillion.  These USD figures were recorded despite the strength of the dollar when measuring values for deals stuck … Continued

Editors' Note: The XBMA Review is published on a quarterly basis in order to facilitate a deeper understanding of trends and developments. In order to facilitate meaningful comparisons, the Review has utilized consistent metrics and sources of data since inception. We welcome feedback and suggestions for improving the XBMA Review or for interpreting the data.

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GLOBAL STATISTICAL UPDATE – XBMA Quarterly Review for First Quarter 2015

Executive Summary/Highlights: Global M&A volume in Q1 was US$854 billion, the highest Q1 volume in recent years, carrying momentum from a strong 2014 into 2015.  If deal activity continues at its current pace, global M&A activity in 2015 will at least match last year’s strong volume of approximately US$3.5 trillion. The surge in M&A activity … Continued

Editors' Note: The XBMA Review is published on a quarterly basis in order to facilitate a deeper understanding of trends and developments. In order to facilitate meaningful comparisons, the Review has utilized consistent metrics and sources of data since inception. We welcome feedback and suggestions for improving the XBMA Review or for interpreting the data.

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Korean Update – M&A in Korea – A Year in Review and Outlook (2015)

MAIN ARTICLE Korea had the strongest and most active M&A market in 2014 during the past five years with a 47% increase in announced deal volume from USD 64.8 billion in 2013 to USD 95 billion in 2014 (based on Bloomberg statistics), and Kim & Chang had the privilege of advising on transactions accounting for … Continued

Editors’ Note: Joon B. Kim is a partner at Kim & Chang. Mr. Kim is an expert in inbound and outbound mergers and acquisitions of public and private companies as well as disputes and investigations relating to foreign direct investment and antitrust issues involving multinational corporations.

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GLOBAL M&A STATISTICAL UPDATE – XBMA Annual Review for 2014

Executive Summary/Highlights: Global M&A was robust in 2014, hitting two noteworthy post-crisis high-water marks: total global volume reached US$3.5 trillion, and cross-border volume reached US$1.38 trillion. Cross-border M&A reached its highest level since the financial crisis, accounting for 40% of global M&A in 2014, and included some of the year’s largest deals, including many above … Continued

Editors’ Note: The XBMA Review is published on a quarterly basis using consistent metrics and sources of data in order to facilitate a deeper understanding of trends and developments.  We welcome feedback and suggestions for improving the Review or for interpreting the data.

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CANADIAN UPDATE – Governance Insights 2014

Executive Summary: We are pleased to share with you Davies Governance Insights 2014, the fourth edition of our annual analysis of important trends and developments in corporate governance for Canadian public companies during 2014. In Directors and Boards, we note that the gender profile of boards reveals a modest increase in female representation, as well … Continued

Editors’ Note:  This update was submitted by I. Berl Nadler, a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP and a leading Canadian corporate lawyer who has been involved in numerous high-profile financing transactions and acquisitions worldwide on behalf of multinational corporate clients.

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AUSTRALIAN UPDATE: Deal Landscape, Deal Structures and Foreign Bidders in Australian Public M&A in 2014

Highlights The Australian public M&A market has seen a resurgence in deal activity over the 12 months to 30 June 2014. The resurgence has been particularly strong in large transactions. FY2014 also saw an increase in competitive bid scenarios. Overall, success rates for transactions remained relatively steady at 64% in FY2014, up from 63% in … Continued

Editors’ Note: This report was authored by Philip Podzebenko, a member of XBMA’s Legal Roundtable.  Mr. Podzebenko is a member of Herbert Smith Freehills’ Corporate Group, which is at the forefront of developments shaping Australia’s corporate landscape. This paper was based on research conducted by Simon Reed, Partner, and Panashi Devchand, Solicitor, at Herbert Smith Freehills.

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GLOBAL UPDATE – The Global Market for Corporate Control – 2014

Main Article: The Global Market for Corporate Control – 2014

Editors’ Note:  The following slides were presented by Richard Campbell-Breeden of Goldman Sachs at XBMA’s symposium in Shanghai on October 23, 2014.

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