What are the trends that have dominated the year to-date? What were the biggest global deals seen in Q1 2010 – why have they occurred and how have they been financed? What are the challenges that dealmakers will continue to face this year? Learn what leading M&A professionals have to say about Q1 activity and what’s in store for the rest of year in this podcast produced by mergermarket.
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To celebrate our recent IPO, CEO Andrew Damico and the rest of the IntraLinks executive team rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday, August 9. This video provides an in-depth look at what happened before, during and after the bell ringing, including a tour of NYSE and an interview with Andrew about the importance of the IPO.
The 7th Annual Global M&A Conference was held in May in Mexico City, Mexico. This conference ioins private equity investors, corporate development directors, business owners and other members of the M&A community for the premier annual deal making and meeting place for insight into M&A transaction activity.
IntraLinks participated in the panel “Securing ReliABILITY: Buying and Selling a Business Through a Proper Due-Diligence Process” to discuss best practices for critical data exchange during the M&A process.
Daniel Krauss, Forrester Analyst, discusses “Trends, Challenges, and Technology Use in a Changing M&A Environment”, including a presentation of the results of the survey. He speaks about what these results mean for M&A professionals and the deal market. Don’t miss this opportunity to interact directly with this leading analyst.
As we come to the end of the first half of the year, the M&A year to date can be summarized in relatively positive terms. Global deal activity is looking up, with private equity in particular making an astounding comeback. In this mergermarket podcast, brought to you by IntraLinks, contributors analyse the global M&A market, explore the dealmaking landscape to date and provide an outlook for the coming six months.
As dealmakers across the world re-enter the M&A marketplace, there is regional disparity. Professionals in Europe and the US, though more confident, have yet to see a large increase in dealmaking, whereas Asia-Pacific practitioners are riding high on the crest of a new wave of activity. With such differences, it is important for those involved in M&A to understand the global picture in order to identify and maximize opportunities.
In advance of the release of the latest IntraLinks survey entitled "Global M&A Survey - An Outlook on Global M&A Activity and Future Deal Flow", mergermarket and IntraLinks are hosting this complimentary webcast featuring expert speakers who will examine the report's key findings and discuss the latest trends in the global M&A landscape.