In a world where economic growth is likely to remain modest for a long time, and inflation is due to stay low, companies have to find other ways to generate growth, such as mergers and acquisitions. Estelle Ménard, Deputy Head of Global Thematic Equities, and Portfolio Manager of the Restructuring strategy, CPR?Asset Management, gives us the key points of this market in 2015 and the outlook for 2016. She also tells us what else is there.
Was 2015 a good year for the MA market?
2015 was a particularly good edition for mergers and acquisitions: if we look at the figures, global MA volume has increased for the third consecutive year to record $5.03 trillion in 2015, surpassing the $5 trillion mark(1) for the first time ever. If we focus on...
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