A Big Week for Global 5000 Acquisitions

Omnicom to Acquire Interpublic Group Omnicom and The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. announced their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive agreement pursuant to which Omnicom will acquire Interpublic in a stock-for-stock transaction. Acquisition   ●   Business Services   ●   North America Korean Air Buys Majority Stake in Asiana AirlinesKorean Air said it had bought a majority stake in rival […]

Match and Append – a Rule of Thumb

Our Global 5000 database is often used by marketing teams who take our file and match it to their internal CRM records and append an indicator (record number of ranking) for matched records onto their internal customer and prospect file. The idea is that the external validation indicating a record is part of a large […]

Another 15 M&A Announcements This week

As we have indicated previously, these continuing M&A activities provide key indicators for sales & marketing forces to start interacting differently with their existing targeted accounts.  The Global 5000 Company Announcements CONSTRUCTIONHolcim Signs Agreement to Sell Its Nigerian Business FINANCIAL SERVICESBlackRock to Acquire HPS Investment PartnersExperian Acquisition of Audigent FOOD & BEVERAGETreeHouse Foods, Inc. Announces Acquisition […]

CI Financial Being Taken Private

Mubadala Capital to Take CI Financial Private via Premium, All-Cash OfferCI Financial Corp. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Mubadala Capital, the alternative asset management arm of Mubadala Investment Company, to take CI private in a transaction that values CI’s equity at approximately $4.7 billion and implies an […]

Busy Week for M&A Activity Among Global 5000 Companies

Led by the announcement from JSW Steel that they agreed to buy thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel India, there were more than 20 M&A announcements last week. Here’s the details: The Global 5000 Company Announcements BASIC MATERIALSJSW Steel to Acquire thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel India via JV BUSINESS SERVICESGenesys Announces Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statement Related to […]

Weekly Global 5000 M&A Activity

There were another 15 M&A and spin-off announcements this past week by Global 5000 companies including: AUTO & TRUCKSHyundai Motor India Limited IPOTenneco Announces Agreement to Divest Öhlins to Brembo BASIC MATERIALSNippon Steel Agrees to Sell Its Interest in Calvert to ArcelorMittal BUSINESS SERVICESBureau Veritas Acquiring IDP Group CONSUMER, PERSONAL HOUSEHOLD GOODSVista Outdoor Strikes Deal […]

Q3 2024 updates for Global 5000 Database

We have completed our database updates for Q3 2024, completing 1400 updates and here’s a snapshot of what we are seeing at the mid-year point: During Q3 2024, 33 new companies were added to the Global 5000 Currently, the Global 5000 companies report revenue exceeding $76.8 trillion. They employ over 171 million people. The average revenue per employee […]

Liberty Media & Sirius XM Complete Split-Off and Merger

Liberty Media Corporation and Sirius XM Holdings Inc. announced that they completed the split-off of Liberty Sirius XM Holdings Inc. As a result of these transactions, New Sirius is now an independent public company separate from Liberty Media, and has been renamed Sirius XM Holdings Inc.Spin-off & Merger  ●   Publishing & Media   ●   North America Additional Announcements […]

Verizon is Buying Frontier Communications

Verizon is buying Frontier Communications in a $20 billion deal to strengthen its fiber network. Verizon Communications Inc. said that the acquisition will also shore up its foray into artificial intelligence as well as connected smart devices.Acquisition   ●   Telecommunications   ●   North America Additional Announcements BUSINESS SERVICESSafran Announces Acquisition of AI-firm PreligensBureau Veritas Acquires ArcVera Renewables  CONSUMER, PERSONAL […]

Another Energy Merger

Arch Resources and CONSOL Energy to Combine in All-Stock Merger of Equals Arch Resources, Inc. and CONSOL Energy Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals to create Core Natural Resources, a North American natural resource company focused on global markets. Acquisition   ●   Mining   ●   North America […]