When economic downturns roil markets across the world and investors witness their returns diminish, dealmakers stand to benefit from downturns. Rather than retreating to the sidelines, dealmakers often reap significant returns from deals done in weak economies compared to returns from deals completed in strong market conditions.

This paper presents an analysis of the performance of strong- and weak-economy deals, comparing deals after two years from the time of announcement. Generally, the researchers distilled two key imperatives for....

How brand-driven transactions are structured was explored by Lisa Hageman, Assistant General Counsel of Global M&A at Diageo, Felipe Heiderich, Senior Counsel of M&A at Johnson & Johnson, Stacy Allen, Global Head of Brand Strategy at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Alice Cherry, Global Head of Brands at S&P Global during this session. 

Both strategic and tactical considerations were considered including the ways high performing acquirers manage acquired brands / portfolios, variations in vertical and horizontal M&A strategies, and the impact on brand frameworks related too….