Resources
Corporate finance
● Interview: Kevin Bell talks about BP’s in-house M&A operations
● Briefing Notes: A look at the options for currency hedging strategies
● Sector Focus: How the media renewed its favour with M&A
● Me and my adviser: The first of a new series - Michaels Stores and JPMorgan - -
Content
Takeovers reach a record high
Peter Thal Larsen looks back at a restless 12 months of M&A activity and asks how long can it continue.
Briefing notes: Choose the correct path for a viable deal
James Politi evaluates the options available to those implementing currency hedging strategies.
Interview, Kevin Bell of BP: Oil group puts energies into in house M&A team
BP shuns external advisers, preferring to do its own ‘finding, minding and grinding’ of deals, writes Lina Saigol.
Media: Six years on, interest is renewed
The industry is back in favour, writes Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, especially with private equity groups, which are changing the way deals are done.
Expectations: Accountants take stock
Robert Bruce talks to leading accountants about their views on the past year and their predictions for 2007.
Dispatch from Wall Street: The great search engine drives innovation in stock options
Google’s plans for freely transferable stock options for its staff has everyone listening, writes David Wighton.
Analysis: Figures indicate a broader range of deals
Peter Thal Larsen gives a breakdown of the numbers for last year’s global M&A activity.
Me and my adviser: JPMorgan helps Michaels Stores to fast and favourable results
In the first of a new series, James Politi reports on a bumpy road made smooth by expert counsel.
Debating point: Steps in the right direction
Frank Yeary explains why this time it’s different, and how chief executives can add value in M&A.
