Mark Kelly, chief executive of advisory firm MKI Global Partners, said the deal had become “very political” and the structure was a sign that Novo...
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Financial Times | AstraZeneca to elevate New York listing in blow to London
"Companies like AstraZeneca have been looking for ways to shift the balance of their listings away from London towards the USA while maintaining a...
Financial Times | Acquiring companies throw in the towel on big German M&A
"Acquiring companies have gone ‘this is just ridiculous’, and thrown the towel,” said Mark Kelly, chief executive of London-headquartered MKP...
The Australian Financial Review | Sultan Al-Jaber: the other key man risk to Santos’ $36.4b takeover
“In essence, the way XRG works is that any transaction – and Santos is obviously a hugely important one given the whole strategic backdrop to XRG’s...
Financial Times: Brussels approves €4.1bn acquisition of Just Eat Takeaway by Prosus
Thomas Nienaber, managing director at MKP Advisors, said the decision by Prosus to sell down its Delivery Hero stake was an “obvious quick fix to...
Financial Times: Why a $200bn US rail megamerger could still hit the buffers
David O’Hara, managing director of MKP Advisors, a specialist advisory firm, wrote in a note to clients this week that the end of such interlining...
Reuters: BNSF hires Goldman, CSX seeks bankers as Union Pacific sparks rail M&A race, sources say
CSX would be a better fit for Union Pacific than Norfolk Southern, said David O'Hara, managing director at MKP Advisors. “With first-mover...
Nikkei Asia: Nippon Steel set to complete $14bn acquisition of U.S. Steel next week
"This has been one of the most challenging investment situations that we can remember, a long 22 months if you include pre-deal," said David O'Hara,...
The Wall Street Journal | Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Italy’s manoeuvre to derail UniCredit’s bid for Banco BPM without formally vetoing it hasn’t gone unnoticed in Spain, MKP Advisors write as the...
Law360: Wachtell, Latham Steer $34.5B Charter, Cox Cable Mega Deal
According to David O'Hara, head of U.S. operations at advisory firm MKP Advisors, while the size of the transaction will "continue to change the...