DSV – near-$4bn Schenker boost update
Beauty and curse of M&A
TFII: SOLID AS USUALMAERSK: WEAKENINGF: FALLING OFF A CLIFFAAPL: 'BOTTLENECK IN MAINLAND CHINA'AAPL: CHINA TRENDSDHL: GROWTH CAPEXR: ANOTHER SOLID DELIVERYMFT: HERE COMES THE FALLDSV: LOOK AT SCHENKER PERFORMANCEUPS: A WAVE OF DOWNGRADES DSV: BARGAIN BINKNX: EARNINGS OUTODFL: RISING AND FALLING AND THEN RISING
TFII: SOLID AS USUALMAERSK: WEAKENINGF: FALLING OFF A CLIFFAAPL: 'BOTTLENECK IN MAINLAND CHINA'AAPL: CHINA TRENDSDHL: GROWTH CAPEXR: ANOTHER SOLID DELIVERYMFT: HERE COMES THE FALLDSV: LOOK AT SCHENKER PERFORMANCEUPS: A WAVE OF DOWNGRADES DSV: BARGAIN BINKNX: EARNINGS OUTODFL: RISING AND FALLING AND THEN RISING
PITCHBOOK writes:
As private equity deal financing gets harder, sellers are granting favorable deal terms to buyers, such as deferred or performance-based payment, in order to close transactions.
Dealmakers say these structures also help bridge a growing valuation gap created by growing economic uncertainty and a tighter debt market.
“People find ways to get the transactions done,” said Markus Bolsinger, co-head of law firm Dechert‘s PE practice.
One solution has been to include one or multiple provisions known as earnouts that allow buyers to defer a portion of the purchase price and make the remaining payments only when the purchased company meets certain milestones, such as reaching an earnings target, getting a regulatory approval or accomplishing a strategic sale…
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Also of interest: “Pressure continues to mount on VC“.
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