The opinions of the author are their own.Mergers and Acquisitions: Like it or not, more are coming in 2020
In such cases, the Trump Administration should adopt a laissez-faire attitude, allowing those mergers to move forward.Ultimately, 2020 will be a big year for mergers and acquisitions within the United States. Regional, national and international strategic buyers continue to have a need for growth and scale to gain market share in an increasingly competitive industry and a strong appetite to acquire high quality, strategic assetsFurther, we see the current operating challenges and industry headwinds sparking renewed seller interest in potential transactions. Copyright © 2020 InvestorPlace Media, LLC. Unlike the Obama Justice Department, the Trump administration should tread cautiously and deliberately. It could provide the Trump Administration with a clear picture of precisely the type of merger to scrutinize more closely.On the other hand, most M&A transactions do not resemble this propsed deal. That includes out-bidding Amazon for Rite Aid.The result? But such attempts have fallen short, and Amazon’s presence in the physical retail world remains minimal.That leaves Amazon at a relative disadvantage to Walmart and Target, both of whom have a big online and offline presence.
“The objectives have not changed, whether it’s to acquire or divest, but you can’t do due The gumming up of normal mechanisms has led to a general conservatism around new deals and a higher cost of credit, Ruben says. Phelps of Citizens Bank says construction in progress will continue but new projects may be on hold because of the same paralyzing issues plaguing M&A. It h...Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. fell more than 1% in after-hours trading Thursday after the drugmaker reported that it swung to a large loss during the second quarter and missed estimates even after adjusting for an acquisi...International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. said on Friday that it swung into a net loss for the first half of fiscal 2021, and that it plans to raise 2.75 billion euros ($3.26 billion) to enhance the group's resilience...British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. said Friday that it plans to raise up to 2.75 billion euros ($3.26 billion) via a rights issue to strengthen its balance sheet, enabling it to emerge fro...Atlassian Corp. shares dropped in the extended session Thursday after the enterprise cloud-software company's earnings outlook fell short of Wall Street expectations while quarterly results topped estimates. They worked in tandem to raise prices on consumers, no longer needing to worry about losing customers. 2020 InvestorPlace Media, LLC. Once the COVID-19 situation abates, we believe that convenience store businesses will be well positioned from a valuation perspective.“We’re seeing another example where the industry proves its mettle and in many cases [is] coming out stronger,” says Michael Phelps, managing director, group head of convenience and fuels finance for Citizens Bank NA, Providence, R.I. Our current plan would be to reengage the process once there is sufficient clarity as to the global outlook, and the work done to date should mean that we will be able to quickly formalize our proposal at that time.”Congressional tolerance for M&A was also turning.