Global 5000 M&A Activities for December 2012

Last month there were 24 major M&A updates for Global 5000 companies. The list of names and deals is posted here on our web site — http://bit.ly/TJTkE1

Global 5000 Companies M&A Activity

During the month of October, Global 5000 companies announced 15 major deals – mostly M&A but also included Ch11 filings by MF Global and Friendly Ice Cream.

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See the full list of corporate actions – click here

Global 5000 Companies – M&A Activity September 2011

Similar to what we have posted in previous months, September saw a number of actions announced on the M&A front as well as companies splitting into different parts including Tyco, McGraw Hill and Netflix.

To see a full list of announced deals at Global 5000 companies — click here.

A Merger Sign of Economic Times

Sooner or later this economy affects companies who find it will be better to consolidate & merge rather than go it alone. The announcement this week that Watson Wyatt and Towers Perrin will merge is one of those signs.

These two compete as professional management & HR benefit firms. They provide consulting and related services to firms around the globe. Both are about the same size – just over $ 1.5 billion. As companies tighten their belt, they pull back for spending on some of these services. Companies in this space find themselves in a no growth or slight downturn of revenues. Probably a good move to combine and make the overall business more efficient.