New Zealand is an island country famous for its spectacular landscapes, the All Blacks, Sir Edmund Hillary, sheep and being the location of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. However, one other interesting fact is that it has also been the scene of an uptick in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPOs) of late.
17 May 2013 | Read more...
It was a banner year for global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the wholesale and retail industry in 2012 as a total of 5,960 deals worth a combined USD 256,548 million were signed off over the 12 months, the highest result by value recorded since 2007 (5,987 transactions; USD 319,033 million), according to Zephyr, the M&A database published by Bureau van Dijk.
01 May 2013 | Read more...