
Pandea Global M&A Expands Across Asia
Pandea Global M&A welcomes two new member firms in Asia following a successful Rotterdam meetup, bringing its worldwide reach up to 34 countries. Conival, a Shanghai-based firm, and Mergerstone Capital from Singapore join the network, strengthening the preexisting...

Pandea Global announces inaugural M&A Dealmakers Award winners
Pandea Global M&A – the international corporate finance advisor network established by Dow Schofield Watts – has announced the winners of its inaugural M&A Dealmakers Awards. The Awards look to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of its...

Pandea Global launches M&A Dealmakers Awards
Pandea Global M&A – the international corporate finance advisor network established by Dow Schofield Watts – is launching its inaugural M&A Dealmakers Awards at its Rotterdam 2023 conference in May. Looking to recognise and celebrate the outstanding...

Pandea Global M&A completed 238 deals in 2022 valued at €3.1 billion
In 2022, Pandea Global M&A (“Pandea”) member firms completed 238 transactions with a combined value of €3.1 billion, an increase on an already impressive 2021, when 215 deals were completed. Pandea is a global network of selected independent firms primarily...

Corporate Finance Insights: Completion Accounts – The Risks
Over half of M&A transactions have a completion accounts mechanism, whereby the purchase price is arrived at by reference to the Target’s net asset value (“NAV”) as at completion. The purchase price is adjusted after completion to reflect the actual net assets of...

Corporate Finance Insights: Completion Accounts Checklist
Definitions: Is every definition self-explanatory? Is there any doubt about the meaning of words? Do all parties use the same words to mean the same thing (e.g., do management accounts include a balance sheet or cash flow statement)? Are there definitions elsewhere in...

Corporate Finance Insights: Bridging the Value Gap
Contingent consideration and non-cash consideration are increasingly popular mechanisms both for closing deals, bridging a gap in price expectations, and addressing potential risks in post-deal performance. Contingent consideration can take many different forms: An...

Corporate Finance Insights: The M&A Process
Determine Acquisition Strategy Identify and define acquisition criteria and strategic rationale Identify potential targets (or acquirers) Approach (or receive approaches) targets or their advisors Phase One Sign non-disclosure agreement(s) (NDAs) Review high-level...

Corporate Finance Insights: The Acquisition Rationale
M&A can be rapidly implemented, and its benefits are quickly seen, whereas organic growth can often be slower, unproven, and requires significant time/costs. M&A is often centred upon strategic rationale by an acquirer based upon multiple factors, such as:...

M&A network now one of world’s top 8
Pandea Global M&A – the international corporate finance advisor network established by Dow Schofield Watts – has become one of the top eight of its type in the world after attracting a host of new members. Pandea has welcomed 10 new advisory firms in the past 12...