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- Mid-market M&A picks up
- Mark Brown of Collins Stewart, Stephen Welton of the Business Growth Fund and Anousha Sakoui, the FT’s M&A correspondent, discuss developments in dealmaking
- Chinese M&A, part one
- James Kynge of China Confidential, Sir David Brewer of the China-Britain Business Council and Victor Chu of First Eastern Investment Group discuss why Chinese companies look to spend money overseas
- Chinese M&A, part two
- James Kynge explains why Chinese companies need to look beyond natural resources, while Victor Chu says the world should welcome investment from China
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The Dealmaker
The Dealmaker is a three-weekly column about the latest news and trends in mergers and acquisitions around the world, written by the Financial Times’ expert M&A correspondents. - -
Worries over euro hit M&A activity
Those buying in certain eurozone countries may even start to factor in the risk – however remote – that the state could be ejected from the euro
Counting the costs of a break-up
Break fees are in focus as a flurry of dealmaking dominates the headlines, writes Anousha Sakoui
Have the markets really fallen in love with M&A?
Shareholders may seem to have warmed to dealmaking, but they are not blinded by affection – and market turbulence will put strain on the relationship, writes Helen Thomas
Whatever happened to the private equity mega-deal?
An absence of massive buy-outs so far this year is among indicators giving private equity groups pause for thought, writes Helen Thomas
It’s tough at the top of European dealmaking
A recent surge in UK mergers and acquisitions may be no more than a blip, some bankers fear. Could Britain lose its dominance in Europe? By Anousha Sakoui
Will new dealmaking rules level the playing field?
The way that deals are done in the UK could soon change, but some believe the changes could place new hurdles in the process of dealmaking, writes Anousha Sakoui
How to back a winner
Too many deals sap shareholder value. So what sets apart the transactions that work? By Helen Thomas
Don’t miss out while the dealmaking is good
Robust large-scale mergers and acquisitions activity at the start of 2011 may motivate companies to act on their dealmaking aims
US loses pace in global dealmaking
As mergers and acquisitions becomes a more cross-border business, US companies seem to prefer staying close to home, writes Helen Thomas
Year ends with high hopes for deals
A wave of end-of-year deals has raised hopes that 2011 could be a bumper year for M&A, writes Lina Saigol
