Electronic Artsโ€™ โ‚ฌ47 Billion Take-Private: The Largest LBO in History

download pdf On September 29, 2025, Electronic Arts (EA) announced that it would be taken private by a consortium led by Public Investment Fund (PIF), together with Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, in an all-cash transaction that puts EAโ€™s Enterprise Value at โ‚ฌ47bn. The deal, expected to be executed in Q1 of fiscal year 2027, … Continue reading Electronic Artsโ€™ โ‚ฌ47 Billion Take-Private: The Largest LBO in History

The Failed Japanese Alliance: Nissan and Hondaโ€™s Collapsed Merger Talks

DOWNLOAD PDF Introduction On December 23, 2024, Nissan and Honda announced a memorandum of understanding to explore a merger by 2026, aiming to create the worldโ€™s third-largest automaker. The goal: combine R&D, electrification, and autonomy efforts to compete with rising EV giants like BYD and Tesla. But by February 2025, talks collapsed over governance disputesโ€”particularly … Continue reading The Failed Japanese Alliance: Nissan and Hondaโ€™s Collapsed Merger Talks

BBVAโ€™s bid on Banco Sabadell: a further step towards European consolidation

DOWNLOAD PDF On May 9th 2024, BBVA announced its hostile takeover bid for Banco Banco de Sabadell, aiming to acquire a 100% stake in an all-share offer valued at โ‚ฌ11.38 billion. The acquisition could potentially create Spainโ€™s second-largest bank surpassing the more renowned Santander. The proposed merger is expected to generate โ‚ฌ850 million in annual … Continue reading BBVAโ€™s bid on Banco Sabadell: a further step towards European consolidation

Boeingโ€™s Pending $4.7bn Acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems: A Strategic Move to Prop Up Manufacturing

Buyer and Target Overview The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles. Operating worldwide, Boeing is a significant player in the aerospace and defense industry. Boeing's core Business Areas are: The design, manufacturing, and assembling of aerospace vehicles for commercial and … Continue reading Boeingโ€™s Pending $4.7bn Acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems: A Strategic Move to Prop Up Manufacturing

Retelit and mefโ€™s Bold Move: Will the โ‚ฌ700 Million Bid for Telecom Italia Sparkle Succeed?

Introduction On October 3, 2024, the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, along with Retelit S.p.A., moved to file a binding offer worth โ‚ฌ700 million for the acquisition of a 100% stake in Sparkle, the subsea cable unit of Telecom Italia. Sparkle is vital in Italy's digital connectivity, connecting the country to global hubs via … Continue reading Retelit and mefโ€™s Bold Move: Will the โ‚ฌ700 Million Bid for Telecom Italia Sparkle Succeed?

Swisscom’s Big Bet: Transforming Italy’s Telecom Sector with โ‚ฌ 8 Billion Vodafone S.p.A. Takeover

INTRODUCTION On March 15th, Swisscom concluded binding agreements with Vodafone Group Plc to acquire 100% ownership of Vodafone Italia, marking the culmination of negotiations that began in February, at a price of EUR 8 billion, paid entirely in cash and funded through debt.  The intention behind this acquisition is to merge Vodafone Italia with Fastweb, … Continue reading Swisscom’s Big Bet: Transforming Italy’s Telecom Sector with โ‚ฌ 8 Billion Vodafone S.p.A. Takeover