Download PDF Introduction and the state of the private equity industry The geopolitical and macroeconomic environment in 2022 and 2023 led to a sharp decline in the value and volume of private equity deals. Multiple causes contributed to this collapse, with inflation headwinds being a major one. Inflation, which stood Read more…
Download PDF Introduction Several factors, including high inflation, high interest rates, and overall uncertainty in the market, resulted in a decline in M&A activity in 2023. Despite the rough year, Q4 2023 and the first two months of 2024 have shown that deal activity is due for a comeback. One Read more…
As summer comes to an end, BSIC presents its top picks of the season’s most interesting deals. We saw several key themes throughout the summer, notably, a wave of megadeals, with 13 deals over €5bn announced this summer compared with only 2 in the same season last year. Worldwide deal Read more…
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS) — market cap as of 24/11/2016: $16.031bn Introduction On November 22, 2016, Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., an American beverage producer, agreed to acquire Bai Brands, another American beverage producer focused on antioxidant beverages, for $1.7bn. The deal emerges as traditional customers sway Read more…