No other city comes close to the number of private equity firms headquartered in or that have a presence in New York. On the Mergr platform, we currently list 394 firms as being headquartered in New York City. This equals 13% of the 3,033 firms in the database. And if … Continue reading “New York Private Equity Firms – Top 50 (Based on AUM)”
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50 Most Active US Public Company Sellers, 2014 – 2016
While buyers generally get all the coverage when it comes to M&A, sellers of course play a key role as well. The most active seller over the past 2 years is General Electric. Notable recent exits include the $5.4B sale of GE Appliances to Haier, the $485M sale of GE … Continue reading “50 Most Active US Public Company Sellers, 2014 – 2016”
Read MoreNCR Acquisition History
NCR Corp. the $6.5B global manufacturer and servicer of ATM machines and kiosks is unique in that when it comes to M&A, the Company has experienced nearly every type of transaction situation – both as a buyer, and a target of its own.
Read MoreThe Timken Company Acquisitions
The Timken Company is a global designer, manufacturer, and marketer of Timken brand bearings, transmissions, gearboxes, chain and related products. Timken was originally established in 1899 in St. Louis, Missouri and now resides in North Canton, Ohio. Timken typically acquires several middle-market manufacturers per year. Its largest acquisition occurred in 2003 when … Continue reading “The Timken Company Acquisitions”
Read MoreSan Francisco Private Equity Firms – Top 10 (based on AUM)
We recently created a list of the top Los Angeles private equity firms, and thought we’d put a list together of the largest firms (based on total assets raised), based in San Francisco. Here’s the list,
Read MoreIBM Acquisitions – 2016
In 2016, IBM got off to a hot start acquiring companies. As of this point last year, IBM had already announced 6 acquisitions, including the 4th largest deal its ever done, the $2.6B acquisition of PE-backed Truven Health Analytics. So far in 2017, IBM has announced 1 deal, the acquisition of … Continue reading “IBM Acquisitions – 2016”
Read MoreTop 10 (based on AUM) Los Angeles Private Equity Firms
Whenever someone says, name the ‘top’ or ‘best’ private equity firms, I feel the only way to truly measure the success of a firm is via its ability to generate consistent returns for investors. This means delivering a list based on IRRs.
Read MoreHewlett Packard Enterprise Makes 3rd Acquisition of 2017, 4th Overall
Yesterday, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced the acquisition of behavior analytics start-up Niara. Niara will be folded into Aruba, which the original HP acquired in 2015 for $2.7B.
Read MoreNetflix Has Not Made 1 Acquisition
Netflix is no stranger to acquiring – content at least (although it did acquire the domain DVD.com in 2012 as well), however in terms of M&A, Netflix has yet to do what nearly every one of its large, well-known neighbors in Silicon Valley does with such precision on a regular basis … Continue reading “Netflix Has Not Made 1 Acquisition”
Read MoreThe 20 most active US corporate acquirers so far in 2016
As we head into summer – I thought I’d do a quick look-up of the most active US-based acquirers (based on # of acquisitions) so far this year.
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