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Follow up: Vodafone pockets $130bn from sale of Verizon Wireless Stake

Verizon Communications (Market Capitalization as of 27/05/13: $134.5bn) Vodafone (Market Capitalization as of 27/05/13: $169.2bn) In this follow up on our May 25th article(https://bsic.it/2013/05/25/vodafone-to-do-or-not-to-do-that-is-not-the-only-problem/) we analyze this year’s biggest M&A deal yet, the sale of Vodafone of its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless (henceforth VW) to Verizon Communications for Read more…

By BSIC, 11 years28 September 2013 ago

Corporate Finance Equity Deals Old Articles

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. raised $702 million dollars in its Initial Public Offering

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. Market Cap (as of May 4th 2013) : $ 3.1bn The Blackstone Group , AUM (as of May 4th 2013) : $ 218.0bn On the 19th of April SeaWorld Entertainment opened for trading on the NYSE under the thicker symbol “SEAS”. The initial public offering of 29.9 Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years4 May 2013 ago

Corporate Finance M&A Deals Old Articles

Dish raises the stakes for Sprint: is a bidding war coming soon?

Dish Network Market Cap (as of 19/04/13): $17.68bn Sprint Nextel Corporation Market Cap (as of 19/04/13): $21.61bn Softbank Market Cap (as of 19/04/13): $52.37bn Deal size: $25.5bn ($17.3bn cash and $8.2bn stock) On Monday the 15th of April the US satellite television operator Dish Network has come forward with an Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years20 April 2013 ago

Corporate Finance M&A Deals Old Articles

Thermo Fisher to pay $13.6bn for Life Technologies

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Market Cap(as of 19/04/13) : $28.7 bn Life Technologies Corp. Market Cap(as of 19/04/13): $12.6 bn Deal size: $13.6bn On April 15th , Thermo Fisher Scientific, the second-biggest maker of life sciences equipment by market value, agreed to buy for $13.6bn Life Technologies Corporation, a Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years20 April 2013 ago

Corporate Finance M&A Deals Old Articles

Rosneft-TNK BP: The biggest takeover in the history of the oil industry is finally completed

TNK-BP Energy Group Inc. Enterprise Value: $55.7 bn Rosneft Market Cap (as of 22/03/13) : $81.60bn British Petroleum Market Cap (as of 22/03/13) : $133.37bn Deal type: Acquisition increase from 50% to 100% all-cash Rosneft, the Russian state oil giant completed on the 21st of March the acquisition of the Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years23 March 2013 ago

Corporate Finance M&A Deals Old Articles

KKR signs agreement to acquire Gardner Denver

Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts & Co LP market cap (as of 15/03/2013): $13.27 bn Gardner Denver Inc. market cap (as of 15/03/2013): $ 3.69 bn Deal Type: LBO 100% On the 8th of March it has been reported that Gardner Denver and KKR have signed a definitive agreement in which Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years16 March 2013 ago

Corporate Finance M&A Deals Old Articles

US Airways agrees to acquire AMR and create world’s biggest carrier

AMR Corporation – Market Cap (as of 01/03/13): $ 0.84 bn; US Airways Group Inc. – Market Cap (as of 01/03/13): $2.19 bn Deal type: 100% Acquisition Size: $6.12bn On February 14, AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, and US Airways Group Inc., announced that the boards of Read more…

By BSIC, 12 years2 March 2013 ago