Saritha Dantu

Oct 30, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Saritha Dantu |William Cain |Lloyd Vassell

The first budget of a new government is an important gauge of its priorities following the drama and populism which necessarily dictates the political narrative of an election campaign. UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to outline spending plans for the new Labour government in Parliament today with the country’s National Health Service (NHS) widely expected to be the main beneficiary.

Aug 8, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Gabriele Rutkauskaite |Christel Thunell |Saritha Dantu |Lloyd Vassell

Breweries could pursue further deals in bottling sector amid supply chain simplificationCategory lines between brewing and soft drinks starting to blur with zero and low-alcohol alternativesBritvic takeover boosts EMEA beverages M&A to EUR 5.6bn, already ahead of 2023 full-year tallyEurope’s beverages sector is poised for further M&A across bottling and soft drinks driven by the need for consolidation, diversification, and adaptation to consumer trends, according to sector dealmakers.

Sep 29, 2023 | community.ionanalytics.com | Saritha Dantu

Ascential [LON:ASCL] was hoping to sell its trend forecasting unit WGSN for GBP 1bn earlier this year. But the divestment has reportedly stalled because of disagreements over price and the GBP 865m market cap media business is now exploring new options including a full sale. And with Ascential’s enterprise value at GBP 1.1bn – only slightly above the mooted valuation of WGSN – buyout possibilities are certainly worth investigating.

Apr 25, 2023 | community.ionanalytics.com | Jonathan Klonowski |Saritha Dantu

Corporate divestments in EMEA have performed marginally better than total dealmaking so far this year with EUR 33.1bn worth of deals across 764 deals recorded, according to Dealogic data. The data, prepared ahead of this year’s Mergermarket Corporate Development Forum in London on Thursday (27 April), shows corporate portfolio reshuffling remains a priority even at a time of subdued M&A activity.