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Dec 8, 2024 | 
theweek.in | Santosh Shetty
IN THE REALM of health care, while doctors often occupy the spotlight, there is a pressing need to focus on another critical pillar of clinical care―nursing professionals. From both a doctor’s and a patient’s perspective, the quantity and quality of nurses in India require urgent attention. Nursing is the backbone of patient care, often serving as the primary touchpoint for patients during their hospital journey.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Rupert Cocke |Santosh Shetty |Lloyd Vassell
Electrification is a core part of the energy transition, and M&A plays a key role in making sure that Europe’s networks are connected to long-term investors with deep pockets. Grids are regulated businesses with hefty capex needs, so large private equity (PE) firms, infrastructure investors and strategic players are the owners of choice for governments and regulators.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Rupert Cocke |Santosh Shetty |Lloyd Vassell
Could Nvidia’s [NASDAQ:NVDA] latest results accelerate the trend of venture capital (VC)-backed European artificial intelligence (AI) players seeking strategic acquirors? There’s a plausible scenario where the answer is yes. Despite recording a staggering 122% YoY hike in 2Q24 revenues, the Silicon Valley-based AI chipmaking behemoth fell short of the most breathless analysts’ expectations and flagged some production problems.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Christel Thunell |Santosh Shetty |Lloyd Vassell
The bicycle industry has gone through a strange cycle in the last few years, which has in turn led to a bumpy M&A market. But the sector is pedalling towards the light at the end of the tunnel. “We are very confident that the M&A market will open again around 2Q25-3Q25”, said Thomas Egli, Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey. Dealmaking in the sector peaked in 2022, when 23 European deals were logged with aggregate volumes of EUR 1.8bn.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Auri Aittokallio |Santosh Shetty |Lloyd Vassell
While Nordics dealmakers’ days in the holiday sun may be over, the bright spells are set to continue as they return to work thanks to an M&A pipeline expected to raise the temperature moving into the autumn. The market is still in a seasonal lull, with some parts of the region yet to see their children return to school. But announcements of several highly anticipated deals over the summer should deliver a healthy gust of wind to dealmakers’ sails.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Rupert Cocke |Santosh Shetty |Lloyd Vassell
We might not necessarily know what is going to happen next, but Mergermarket readers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with a lust for fees can get a better idea than most by paying close attention to our Trendspotter features. Let’s go Trendspotting!The latest batch suggests that deal activity is coming hard and fast in the heart of Continental Europe.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Joanna Socha |Santosh Shetty |Lloyd Vassell
A global pandemic, supply chain disruptions, a European land war, inflation, and increased debt costs have all challenged financial markets around the world in recent years. And the opening shots of a trade war between the West and China could create even more turbulence in the years ahead. Luckily, though, 3D printing (or additive manufacturing) should be able to absorb some of the shock, while creating an opportunity for dealmakers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and further afield.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Laura Larghi |Santosh Shetty |Lucy Chapman
DealTech covers innovation, new technology and emergent trends in M&A and private equity. If you would like to give us any feedback, please contact [email protected] European tech scene has become a fruitful source of mandatesAI-driven productivity gains will help lawyers focus on strategyEuropean lawyers are keen to start working with the continent’s startups and tech companies on their M&A strategies as early in the cycle as possible, experts said.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Rupert Cocke |Cristiano Dalla Bona |Santosh Shetty |Lloyd Vassell
“Move fast and break things.” The famous motto from Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook parent Meta [NASDAQ:META] is being taken very seriously in the UK. The country’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is moving ahead with plans to reinvigorate IPOs in London. The new listing regime rules will emphasise disclosure more than box-ticking. Changes include removing mandatory shareholder votes on some deals, which will put responsibility on boards rather than needing a broad consensus among investors.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Joanna Socha |Santosh Shetty |Lloyd Vassell
Going to therapy has slowly been becoming more mainstream for years. As a result of this secular trend, ticket sizes in deals involving European mental health clinics and psychotherapy services have also been creeping higher. “On the one hand, we see mental health services increasing exponentially; on the other, we can observe increasing destigmatisation of the treatments,” Steven Hacking, Partner at Eversheds Sutherland said.
