William Cain

3 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | William Cain |Lloyd Vassell

Shares in some of Europe’s leading exporters slumped and market volatility ticked higher today after US President Donald Trump imposed swingeing tariffs on trading partners. Jeweller Pandora was among the biggest decliners in the Stoxx 600. As of mid-afternoon its shares were trading 12% lower at DKK 939, erasing around EUR 1.3bn from its market value.

1 month ago | ionanalytics.com | Christel Thunell |William Cain |Lloyd Vassell

M&A deal volume in the obesity drug sector slimmed down in 2024 compared to 2023, while the industry holds its breath awaiting new technologies and regulatory clarity, sector experts said. The slowed dealmaking is just down to a temporary lack of appetite, rather than a long-term tightening of the belt – future M&A prospects in the sector remain exciting, they said.

2 months ago | ionanalytics.com | William Cain |Lloyd Vassell

Takeovers of listed companies in Europe are off to their fastest start since 2017 but deal stats have been inflated by one large-cap strategic tie-up which may or may not make it over the line. Banca dei Monte Paschi di Siena’s[BIT:BMPS] swoop on Italian banking peer Mediobanca [BIT:MB], at an equity value of EUR 13.3bn, was announced on Friday (24 January) and took year-to-date dealmaking to around EUR 15bn in equity value.

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.

Jun 17, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | William Cain |Lloyd Vassell

It’s been a brutal few weeks for public markets M&A in Europe. BHP’s [ASX:BHP] GBP 38.6bn (USD 49bn) equity value pursuit of Anglo American [LON:AAL] and a possible offer for Naturgy [BME:NTGY], worth EUR 24bn (USD 26bn) before talks broke down, both ended without agreement. There’s also market concern another big transaction failure could follow, with DS Smith’s [LON:SMDS] shares trading at a 30% spread to an all-share offer from International Paper [NYSE:IP] that is currently worth GBP 6.3bn.