THE GLOBAL MERGER REPORT
An Unbiased Detailed Analysis of Global M&A Transactions
European Research, an independent institutional research service based in London, brings together invaluable insight and in-depth analysis on mergers and acquisitions.
The team of analysts leverages its experience in Global M&A to deliver a powerful service.
The service covers M&A deals where the target is outside the US and Europe
- Markets covered include
- South Africa, Australia, Canada and New Zealand
- Hong Kong, China, Singapore and other South East Asian countries
- Japan, Korea and Taiwan
- Latin America
- Russia and Eastern Europe
In general coverage will include liquid transactions where the target has a market capitalization of over
US$1 billion
- Both announced transactions and for selected potential bids.
- Selected, tradable, deals below this threshold may also be covered
- Pre-announced deals are regularly covered on a selective basis
The analysis of deals includes
- Terms of the offer
- Conditions attached to the offer
- Offer timetable
- Risk analysis
- Competition regulation
- Takeover regulation (for the target)
- Potential competition and regulatory issues, and other potential issues
- Political risk
- Rationale for the deal
- Valuation of the target
- Value of the target to the bidder
Global Merger analysts have developed expertise in regulation, competition and takeover regulation across markets.
- Internal expertise is supplemented by contact with lawyers and regulators in the individual markets.
On individual deals Global Merger will provide:
- Initial Reports: Generally produced on the announcement day (or on the day after announcement if necessary)
- The initial report gives a detailed description of the deal (as described above)
- Follow up Reports : Ongoing M&A transactions are actively monitored.
- Global Merger publishes follow-up reports covering developments in individual deals.
In addition Global Merger produces regular weekly updates on the progress of deals
- Daily Note: Published each morning, the Daily Note provides headlines of developments in existing deals and new situations.
- Calendar: A weekly publication that provides a timetable of historic and forward looking dates for each of the deals in Global Merger’s coverage.
- Deal Status Report: A report which outlines current status of all of deals.
- Discounts and Estimated Returns : A weekly publication providing current discounts, estimated settlement dates and estimated annualized returns for each of the deals in Global Merger’s current coverage.
Subscribers to Global Merger have access to:
- The European Research website: The website contains a library of European Research reports.
- Global Merger clients can search the website and download Global Merger publications.
- Contact with Authors: Subscribers to Global Merger have personal telephone contact with its authors. is an enormous value-added aspect of the service. Authors will spend a significant portion of their day discussing pertinent aspects of any deal that Global Merger is currently covering
- Global Merger will also analyse transactions that are below its minimum market capitalization criterion on a case by case basis for clients
Investments in foreign securities have additional risks than securities of U.S. companies, including but not limited to currency fluctuations, price fluctuations, changes in foreign tax law and investment regulations, and political instability.
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