Employee benefits - merger ahead

Over the past 18 months there have been fewer corporate finance transactions.

than for years and fewer MBOs than at anytime since 1984. While we may need to.

wait a while longer before transaction volumes reach pre-recession levels, there.

are signs of an increase in activity, with food giant Kraft’s bid for Cadbury.

and a proposed merger between Orange and T-Mobile hitting the headlines of late..

The recent increases to the FTSE Share Index indicate an improvement in.

general sentiment and confidence. This can also be seen in the level of.

corporate activity taking place within mid-market companies. The market seems to.

be segmented into businesses still reacting to a decline in general trade;.

businesses that have been less troubled by the recession and are being targeted.

by larger corporates; family-based businesses or orphaned subsidiaries which,.

for whatever reason, are looking to realise their investment or capital value;.

and businesses in search of funding either to assist their expansion or to plug.

a funding gap.

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