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Navigating Mergers and Acquisitions: A Strategic Guide for CFOs in South Africa

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Navigating Mergers and Acquisitions: A Strategic Guide for CFOs in South Africa Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are powerful tools for growth, diversification, and innovation in today’s competitive business landscape. However, they come with inherent risks and complexities.

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Top M&A trends in 2024

Future CFO

There are several top M&A trends in 2004, according to advisory firm Gartner. The top M&A trends in 2024 identified by the research firm are as follow. The top M&A trends in 2024 identified by the research firm are as follow.

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Bold moves in global M&A might appear in 2023

Future CFO

Bold moves in global M&A might appear in 2023 — a year full of uncertainties, said Bain & Company recently when releasing its 5th annual Global Mergers & Acquisitions Report. This can be measured in the superior shareholder return of M&A active companies, the firm said.

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Why The Pandemic Is A ‘Black Swan’ That Will Spur Payments M&A

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The mergers and acquisitions, the deal-making, the funding and IPOs among payments players may be just getting started. Western Union has been public about its desire for acquisitions. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have been all the rage, too. to go public.

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Global M&A to remain strong in 2022 as valuations reach historic highs

Future CFO

Global M&A to remain strong in 2022 as valuations reach historic highs, said Willis Towers Watson (WTW) recently. Based on share-price performance, companies making M&A deals outperformed the World Index[1] by +1.4pp (percentage points) on average, the firm added. Highlights. Source: Willis Towers Watson.

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M&A deal value: 2022 could be the second-strongest year

Future CFO

When it comes to strategic M&A deal value, 2022 could be on track to reach US$4.7 In the first quarter of 2022, M&A deal value totalled only $599 billion, a steep drop from fourth-quarter 2021’s $970 billion, Bain said. . The year 2021 saw record deal valuations, with median enterprise value/EBITDA multiples at 15.4

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Spain: From Red To Black

Global Finance

A generous fiscal policy, which has helped support the economic expansion, is expected to turn more restrictive soon. The year 2024 looks to be no different; Spanish GDP is expected to expand to double the average in the euro area: between 1.9% and 2.1%, according to different estimates, versus a range of 0.8% to 1% for its peers.