Global M&A Trends 2019 Podcast

Latest Episode: Shareholders' influence on M&A activity

In this final episode of the series, Caroline Rae and Frédéric Bouvet focus on the disruption caused by investors and the key role they now play in M&A.

Full podcast series

Episode 1: Introduction

In this introduction, Gavin Davies and Caroline Rae look back on M&A in 2018 and give an overview of the key M&A disruptors we expect to see in 2019.

Episode 2: Political intervention in cross-border M&A

In this episode, Veronica Roberts and Alex Kay discuss one of the key M&A disruptors we expect to see more of in 2019 – the rise of political intervention and the tightening of foreign investment regimes.

For more information (and for our global FDI regime interactive guide), go to Foreign Investment Regulation and Cross Border M&A on our website.

Episode 3: Impact of antitrust regulators on cross-border M&A deals

In this episode, Markus Lauer and Veronica Roberts discuss the impact of a growing number of merger control regimes around the world as well as more active enforcement by the regulators on cross-border M&A deals.

Episode 4: Strategies and challenges in retaining talent in M&A

In this episode, Rebecca Maslen-Stannage and Graeme Preston discuss how retaining key individuals is increasingly becoming an essential part of the M&A process and can be critical to the success of a deal.

Episode 5: Shareholders' influence on M&A activity

In this final episode of the series, Caroline Rae and Frédéric Bouvet focus on the disruption caused by investors and the key role they now play in M&A.

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