Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
Gartmore deal boosts Henderson’s hedge fund business
Series of scandals at Gartmore results in fund giant being taken over by smaller rival
Mergers and acquisitions: hitching a ride on the recovery
Tapping M&A targets
Hedging strategies critical in Asia M&A
Risky strategies
Credit Suisse lists merger arbitrage ETN on NYSE Arca
Credit Suisse has listed an ETN based on the merger arbitrage market, picking up on the increased interest in this sector. The returns are generally uncorrelated to the broader financial markets, according to the Swiss bank
IBM acquires operational risk software vendor OpenPages
Partnership on GRC software leads to deal, and new opportunities, says OpenPages' Gordon Burnes
Rise in deals signals growing confidence in metals markets, say analysts
The number of global mining and metals deals is expected to soar as part of a trend that signals strong growth in the global metals market, according to analysts
Exelon expands into wind generation
Exelon could become one of largest US wind generators after an $860 million acquisition of John Deere Renewables, but wind advocates remain concerned about the sector's development without a national renewable energy standard
Insurers prepare for M&A explosion
A number of drivers could push financial groups to dispose of life insurance assets in the near future. But a boom in M&A will also need buyers, which could prove difficult to find. By John Ferry
Recent US deals could power more M&A
Mergers and acquisition activity could be on the up in the US power market in spite of staid economic conditions. Pauline McCallion examines the outlook for M&A
Q&A: Endesa’s Jaime Roman on mergers
Jaime Roman, head of risk management at Spanish utility Endesa, talks to Katie Holliday about the attitudes to risk management in Europe from the perspective of a major European utility operating in the growing Iberian markets
McKinnon & Clarke’s purchase of Encore signals M&A trend
The takeover of the risk management firm signals a potential trend for further consolidation in the energy services sector
Report: Fraud rising as compliance struggles for recognition
Ernst & Young Fraud Survey indicates continued need for anti-fraud measures, even against a tough financial background
China secures big Angola oil deal
Chinese oil refining, producing and trading company China Petroleum and Chemical (Sinopec) has acquired deep-water oil assets in Angola by buying a 55% stake in Sonangol Sinopec, in a bid to further secure its diverse portfolio of oil import security.
Gazprom sells US LNG to China
Russian energy company Gazprom has shipped 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China, as the US gas market has an unfavourable pricing environment, says Alexander Medvedev, deputy chairman of Gazprom’s management committee and director…
US: Operational risk managers face merger challenges
The operational risk function might not have a say in a firm’s strategic merger plans, but it can prepare it for the risks involved in the union. David Benyon discusses the operational risk manager’s role as adviser to newly married fims, and presents a…
Merger to create biggest UK carbon company
Two UK-based carbon trading investment funds are set to merge and create the UK's largest carbon company.
Citi sells Phibro to Occidental
Citi has announced the sale of commodities trading unit Phibro to Occidental Petroleum.
RWE acquires Essent
The sale of the largest energy generator in the Netherlands, Essent, to German utility RWE was completed on September 30 in a €7.3 billion deal.
Changing landscape
Not a year has passed since Energy Risk's 1994 launch without M&A activity between energy companies, banks or brokers. Roderick Bruce & Pauline McCallion chart the M&A history that forms today's players