Anchoring your merger or acquisition on a clear investment thesis
Turbulent times created by trade wars and protectionism are likely to result in companies teaming up with others or scaling down, but this must be well thought out
08 August 2019 - 05:06
In turbulent times, when we bear witness to trade wars and protectionism the world over, we’ve also seen a spike in mergers and acquisitions (M&As), as companies look to either bulk up or slim down to survive oncoming storms.
Some consider this surprising; my view is that it makes sense. In challenging economic times M&As create strategic options. The post-recession landscape is usually very different from its predecessor, and no-one really knows ahead of time how supply chains may change, what the financial system will look like, or to what extent consumers may have altered their spending patterns...
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