Deals and Dealmakers

dealmakers dec 2011

In this issue

Part eight of the FT’s analysis of mergers and acquisitions focuses on resources

Dec 6, 2011

Overview: Hunt for raw power fuels dealmaking

Oil pump and oilworkers silhouettes ©Getty

Resources deals have accounted for nearly a third of M&A so far this year – but the right ones can still be hard to find. By Anousha Sakoui

Features

Video: year in review
Video Players
JPMorgan’s Hernan Cristerna and Citi’s Adrian Cattley look back on an up-and-down year for M&A – and give their thoughts on the year ahead
Timeline
Key moments in M&A
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Jan 18, 2012

The dealmaker: Year ahead in M&A

Happy new year! Or perhaps not so happy for the world’s dealmakers, who are experiencing the most subdued start to January for some eight years

coal Dec 6, 2011

Mining: To buy or to build?

Cash-rich miners are expanding through small, cautious acquisitions, writes William MacNamara

oil drilling platform ©Getty Dec 6, 2011

Oil & gas: Eastern premise

Africa’s Indian Ocean seaboard may hold even greater potential than the west coast for oil, gas – and dealmaking. By Anousha Sakoui

Dec 6, 2011

Demergers: Split decisions

A stand-out trend in M&A this year has been the number of ­businesses looking to split the overall company, writes Anousha Sakoui

offshore windmill in Germany ©Getty Dec 6, 2011

Private equity: Winds of change

Government subsidies have made Europe a favourite hunting ground for buy-out groups targeting renewable energy. By Daniel Schäfer

Michael Rawlinson and Catherine Rawolio discuss M&A issues with Anousha Sakoui Dec 5, 2011

Video: the heart of the action

M&A correspondent Anousha Sakoui talks dealmaking with Michael Rawlinson of Liberum Capital and Catherine Raw of BlackRock

Angela Merkel Dec 6, 2011

Germany powers ahead

Blackstone bets €2.5bn on the offshore wind sector in Germany’s North Sea, writes Daniel Schäfer

gold nuggets Dec 6, 2011

Listings: Gold standards

Listing in London says a resources company has arrived – but some newcomers from the ‘wild east’ are raising eyebrows. By Robin Wigglesworth

Richard Lapper Dec 6, 2011

Comment

Richard Lapper of Brazil Confidential on politics and prices in the developing world

Dec 14, 2011

Stash the cash

Among the most well-worn mergers and acquisitions platitudes is the well-founded favourite that dealmaking is a function of confidence, writes Helen Thomas

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