Download PDF Introduction Following the recent re-opening of the IPO market, CVC Capital Partners, the venerable European private equity firm, is said to be preparing to go public. This raises the question of whether doing so is a good idea. It is easy to say that going public is just Read more…
Download PDF Introduction On November 18th, CVC Capital Partners announced that it reached an agreement with Unilever to acquire its tea business for €4.5bn on a cash-free, debt-free basis. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2022. The agreement concludes a two-year process of reviewing and Read more…
Introduction The payment processing industry has witnessed sincere interest from strategic and financial investors. Low barriers to entry have enabled newcomers to quickly establish themselves and net high valuation multiples. As a result, the sector is currently highly fragmented and presents good consolidation opportunities. What do we mean by Payment Read more…
UniCredit SpA; Market Cap (as of 03/10/2014): €35.45bn Santander SA; Market Cap (as of 03/10/2014): €87.68bn On September 22, UniCredit, the largest Italian bank by assets, and Santander, the largest bank in the Eurozone by market value, are in talks to merge their asset management units to create a European Read more…