The European M&A market experienced a recovery in Q2 2024 on a YoY basis. Transaction values for the period increased 29% despite the volume of deals dropping by 15% (3,524 to 2,986 deals). Two notable transactions include the acquisition of Covestro AG by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for $15.4B, marking one of the largest cross-border deals of the quarter, along with con...
READShareholder activism is on the rise as more investors purchased stakes in companies to drive change in the ongoing strategy. A total of 1,026 investor activist campaigns were launched in 2023, making it the highest yearly total on record. 1 This could be surpassed in 2024 with 850 campaigns launched in the first half of the year alone. The Take Nelson Peltz is the founder of Tr...
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