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An overview of global PwC news:

United Kingdom

US-listed UK companies reach $2.2 trillion market capitalisation UK headquartered companies listed in the US reached a market capitalisation of $2.2 trillion for the first quarter of 2025 alone.
27 May 2025
United Kingdom

European IPO momentum sees funding quadruple in 2024 New research from PwC suggests Europe’s market for initial public offerings has continued to heat through 2024.
05 August 2024
Middle East

Tadawul and Nomu steal region’s IPO show (so far) IPO activity in the Middle East has been concentrated fully on the Saudi and UAE markets so far, according to analysis from PwC, with 2024 expected to be another rosy year for capital raisings throug
14 May 2024
Saudi Arabia

Meet the consultants that led Jahez’s $2.4 billion IPO Saudi Arabian online food delivery platform Jahez has made its debut on the stock exchange, trading under the ticker symbol: 9526 on the Saudi Exchange’s Parallel Market (Nomu).
06 January 2022
Australia

PwC sets up confidential auction for defence cyber firm Penten Brought in as a sell-side adviser, PwC has initiated a “confidential two-part auction” for a stake in Australian defence and government cyber contractor Penten.
28 April 2021
Australia

PwC's Decision Analytics Platform cuts due diligence time by 40% Decision Analytics Platform is a data driven tool developed by PwC on the Microsoft Azure tech-backbone– aimed at better processing financial information during mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
01 March 2021
Middle East

Middle East's M&A market bucks global trend to grow by 6% Despite a 9% contraction in global merger & acquisition (M&A) activity last year, the Middle East remained resilient to clock a 6% jump in the number of deals for 2020.
24 February 2021
Romania

KPMG and PwC predict Romania's M&A market to pick up Big Four firms KPMG and PwC have both released their forecast for Romania’s mergers & acquisitions (M&A) market in 2021, and their findings are largely in sync.
17 February 2021
Canada

PwC offers pointers on cash management in uncertain times With the pandemic introducing hefty challenges and extreme uncertainty to many Canadian businesses, PwC Canada offered some strategies to help companies manage working capital and cash flows – includ
09 April 2020
India

Deal value in India takes a hit amid global uncertainty A variety of factors took the total deal value in India down in 2019 compared to record breaking numbers in 2018, according to a new year-end review from PwC.
03 February 2020
United Kingdom

Top corporate finance consulting firms and investment banks With deal activity at a high in the UK, in the slipstream of Europe’s hot market for mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and with Brexit making deals more attractive by devaluing the pound, UK corporate fin
15 July 2019
United Kingdom

Bain, KPMG and PwC win award for M&A work on Callcredit deal Three consulting firms behind a billion pound deal in 2018 have been handed a prize by the annual M&A Advisor Awards.
29 May 2019
United Kingdom

IPO markets sluggish as uncertainty remains The start of the 2019 IPO season has been slow. The first quarter saw around $20 billion raised across almost 200 deals.
27 May 2019
Australia

High hopes: New Zealand cannabis start-up seeks $20 million in funding A New Zealand-based start-up that helps consumers and patients get stoned, Zeacann, is seeking to raise $20 million in growth funding.
24 January 2019
United Kingdom

PwC helping former Maplin owner to save bird-care group Gardman Rutland Partners, the former owner of collapsed electronics retailer Maplin, is understood to be engaged in a race to sell another of its companies before it slumps into administration.
16 October 2018
India

Indian firms recognise the importance of M&A in value creation Mergers, acquisitions and other means of inorganic growth are some of the most reliable ways of generating additional value – something that Indian firms have increasingly recognised over the last de
24 September 2018
Poland

Bain, BCG and Big 4 lauded for M&A services to private equity in Poland The corporate finance arms of five consulting firms – Bain, BCG. Deloitte, EY and PwC – have in Poland been lauded for their private equity expertise.
31 May 2018
United Kingdom

Tech IPOs worth $40 million or more hit $25 billion globally Tech IPOs saw an 85% increase on the year previous in 2017, with deals worth more than $40 million hitting 100 for the year. The total proceeds from these transactions amounted to $25 billion.
28 March 2018
Europe

European IPOs values and volume rebound from the subdued previous year The European IPO market is picking up, as regional instability and uncertainties are better understood and ‘wait-and-see’ mode companies decide to act.
06 March 2018
Israel

Tech sector buttresses falling value in Israeli M&A market The total worth of the Israeli merger and acquisition (M&A) market fell over the past year according to Big Four firm PwC, although deals in the nation’s tech sector continue to add value.
18 January 2018
Netherlands

Argos Soditic buys majority stake in Dutch professional services group European private equity firm Argos Soditic has made its first investment in the Netherlands.
15 January 2018
Hong Kong

'New Economies' IPOs to boost Hong Kong exchange in 2018 The Hong Kong IPO market is tipped for a bright year ahead according to forecasts from Big Four rivals KPMG and PwC, with changes to listing regulations and the emergent ‘new economies’ sector being the expected drivers.
15 January 2018
United Kingdom

UK exchanges host increased number of IPOs as concern stabilises IPO activity in Europe has been buoyed by improving market conditions across the EU, although Brexit concerns remain an issue – finds new analysis into the quarterly activity in the space.
19 December 2017
United Kingdom

Corporate finance and M&A advisors compete for Yorkshire Awards The Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) scene of Yorkshire is performing well at present, with the region’s businesses completing over 300 deals worth around £4 billion over the last year.
13 November 2017
United Kingdom

Big Four firms increasingly tapped for Initial Coin Offerings After a fork in Bitcoin recently led to the creation of Bitcoin Cash, a separate cryptocurrency, clients of the world's four largest professional services firms are expanding their inter
12 September 2017
United Kingdom

European IPO market remains flat in Q1 2017 at €4.5 billion IPO activity in the European market has remained relatively subdue for the first quarter of 2017, even while global activity picks up steam. Total value raised stood at 4.
02 May 2017
United Kingdom

Tech IPO activity falters on uncertainties, UK activity grinds to a halt Tech IPO activity has fell to the lowest level for the decade in 2016, as political uncertainty mixed with global and sector economic uncertainties. In total there were 53 deals valued at $8.75 billion in 2016.
15 February 2017
United Kingdom

M&A in energy, power and renewables industry jumps to $293 billion The power and renewables M&A market saw total value hit $293 billion last year, up from $199 billion the year previous.
01 February 2017
United Kingdom

Technology IPO market on the rise on back of pent up stock Q3 2016 saw 20 technology IPOs of more than $40 million, globally, with total proceeds hitting $5,3 billion.
17 November 2016
United Kingdom

M&A advisers of six firms advise on The Cotswold Company deal Blackbird Retail Holdings, owner of one of the UK’s largest online furniture retailers, The Cotswold Company, has been picked up by private equity firm True Capital.
17 October 2016
United Kingdom

Five firms advise on acquisition of shrimp processor Klaas Puul Private equity firm H2 Equity Partners has, for an undisclosed sum, acquired a controlling stake in Klaas Puul, a Netherlands-based shrimp producer.
05 September 2016
United Kingdom

IPO activity in Europe subdued on the back of Brexit uncertainty IPO activity across Europe is projected to fall from €57.4 billion last year to €25.1 billion this year, as uncertainties from Brexit bite.
22 August 2016

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