Worldwide activities in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) collapsed dramatically in 2009. Only about 18,500 mergers and acquisitions with majority interests and a total capacity of almost one trillion euro took…
Worldwide activities in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) stabilised at the end of the third quarter of 2009. In September, the indicator reached 105 points. Therefore, the index of the third quarter 2009 is…
Worldwide activities in mergers and acquisitions have continued to decrease considerably in the second quarter of 2009. In May, the ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index reached an all-time low of 92 points. Thus, the index was…
Worldwide M&A activities have decreased considerably in the first quarter of 2009. The ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index fell from 139 points in December 2008 to 108 points in March 2009. Thus, the index stands considerably…
Worldwide M&A activities have stabilised at the end of 2008 despite the rough economic climate and the problems from the financial market crisis. The ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index rose by 14 points to 127 points in…
The global financial market crisis has significantly affected merger and acquisition (M&A) activities on a worldwide basis in the third quarter 2008. The ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index fell to 113 points in September…
Worldwide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities remain sluggish in the second quarter of 2008. The ZEW-ZEPHYR-M&A-Index finished at only 117 points in June 2008. In December 2007, the Index was standing at…
Worldwide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities have decreased considerably in the first quarter of 2008. The ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index finished at 113 points in March 2008. In December 2007 the Index had been…
Worldwide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities have decreased in the year 2007. The ZEW-ZEPHYR-M&A-Index finished at 131 points in December 2007. In December 2006 the Index had been at 149 points. This is…