International and Emerging Markets Blog
Monday, April 16, 2012
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 16
| Tags: sectors,
IPO,
Private Equity,
Domestic Deals 2012,
India Mergers and Acquisitions 2012,
Deals 2012,
M&A 2012,
deals 2012,
first quarter 2012,
Internal restructuring,
Mergers,
QIP
The quarter witnessed M&A deal activity of US$18 billion, in line with activity levels seen during the corresponding period in 2010 and 2011. However, the focus in Q1 2012 was domestic deals, particularly internal restructuring and mergers comprising approximately US$13 billion of the total M&A deal value. The focus on mergers and internal restructuring activities, a trend which gained prominence in 2011, appears to have intensified in 2012 driven by Vedanta Group restructuring, estimated to be worth over US$12 billion.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
China ,
Interviews
| Tags: Grant Thornton,
China,
UK,
insight,
compliance,
interview,
audit,
staff,
companies,
IPO,
Meet our experts,
profile,
financial reporting,
Hong Kong,
Chinese,
Q&A,
Andy Ka
“The number one issue concerning businesses in China and UK working with each other is culture,” says Andy Ka, a British-born Chinese who has worked in both the UK and China. In our latest interview, we go behind the scenes of Andy’s work with Grant Thornton’s China Britain Services Group and find out what is hot on his clients’ agenda right now.
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Interviews
| Tags: business,
finance,
Grant Thornton,
insight,
due diligence,
interview,
corporate finance,
staff,
people,
private equity,
IPO,
Meet our experts,
profile,
transactions,
Mo Merali,
Q&A
As our Head of Private Equity, Mo Merali has led teams on all aspects of Transaction Advisory Services work, including a number of multi-million-pound cross-border assignments. Here we ask him about his toughest deals, pivotal career moments and what companies should be focusing on right now.
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Thursday, August 04, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: India,
China,
LSE,
AIM,
London Stock Exchange,
guide,
London,
IPO,
listing,
alternative investment market,
flotation,
how to,
services,
share offering,
requirements,
float
Grant Thornton recently helped the first Zambian company to list on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. If you’re considering a market flotation in London, here is the what, why and how of listing on AIM…
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Saturday, July 16, 2011
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 13
| Tags: India,
economy,
Grant Thornton,
performance,
India Watch,
UK,
South Asia Group,
AIM,
IPO,
London listing,
share price,
capital markets,
PLUS,
main market,
raising finance,
equity
The Grant Thornton India Watch Index* showed the strongest performance in H1 2011 of all the major London indices, with a positive performance of 2.65%. This compares to FTSE 100 (0.78%) and FTSE AIM UK 50 (1.17%) and the falling AIM 100 (-8.54% ) and FTSE AIM All-Share (-8.10%).
Interestingly, since the start of the financial crisis in late 2008, the Grant Thornton India Watch Index has gained 142.85%, followed by the FTSE AIM ALL-SHARE (117.58%) and FTSE AIM 100 (112.46%) respectively, highlighting the sustained growth of the AIM market.
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Tuesday, January 04, 2011
| Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought leadership
| Tags: business,
tax,
compliance,
market,
relocation,
domicile,
cash flow,
intellectual property,
migration,
benefits,
redomicile,
IPO,
trading hubs,
feasibility
One hot topic around UK boardrooms right now is ‘Do we move offshore?’ Tax advantages are just one side of the story. Nick Farr, International Tax Partner, Grant Thornton, outlines the options for those thinking of relocating all or part of their business abroad.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
| Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
India,
India Watch Issue 10
| Tags: India,
finance,
economy,
governance,
India Watch,
risk,
South Asia,
IFRS,
stockmarket,
IPO market,
IPO,
London listing,
Hemal Shah,
GAAP
After a sustained period of Indian IPO activity in London in 2007 and 2008, predictably 2009 and 2010 have seen a significant reduction in new admissions. As sentiment picks up with the global economic recovery, we are seeing positive signs that India Inc. is once again ready to seek IPO opportunities in London with i-Energizer and SKIL Ports & Logistics having successfully completed admissions to AIM in September and October 2010 respectively.
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