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mergermarket M&A league tables: HERING SCHUPPENER remains at the top of the M&A ranking
PRESS RELEASE mergermarket M&A league tables: HERING SCHUPPENER remains at the top of the M&A ranking Frankfurt, January 26, 2015. HERING SCHUPPENER Consulting is again the leading communications consultancy for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Germany in 2014. This is evidenced by the mergermarket M&A ranking, which the strategic consultancy for communications has been leading for eleven years in a row. In the period from January 1 to December 31, 2014, HERING SCHUPPENER advised its clients on 30 mergers and acquisitions involving German companies. The total value of transactions reached US$ 44.897 billion. Alexander Geiser, Managing Partner at HERING SCHUPPENER Consulting in Frankfurt, commented: “We are very pleased with the trust that our clients have placed in us and also in our international partners in the past year. Thanks to them, the AMO network has successfully defended its worldwide leadership with regard to overall M&A transactions volume.” HERING SCHUPPENER is a founding member of the AMO network, a world-leading consortium of consulting firms for financial and corporate communications with more than 950 consultants globally. Out of 47 offices in 25 countries, AMO advised on 220 M&A transactions with a total value of US$ 384 billion globally last year, which earned it the leading position in the global mergermarket rankings regarding transaction volume. According to Thomson Reuters, the volume of M&A transactions involving German companies has increased by 52 percent during 2014. “The mood on the capital markets and among investors indicates a promising year 2015 for M&A transactions. Together with our international partners of the AMO network, we see ourselves optimally positioned, in particular for cross-border transactions in the coming year”, Geiser said. Contact Dirk von Manikowsky About HERING SCHUPPENER HERING SCHUPPENER is the leading strategic communications consultancy in Germany. With more than 160 consultants and offices in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin and Brussels, HERING SCHUPPENER has specialized in strategic communications solutions for companies in mission-critical situations such as M&A transactions, IPOs, restructuring and change processes as well as crises. Moreover, the company advises its clients on a continuous basis in reinforcing their reputation and managing their brand, in management and controlling of international communications activities, in issues related to corporate campaigning and corporate affairs as well as in long-term press and investor relations activities. Since 2004, HERING SCHUPPENER has accompanied 316 transactions with a total value of around US$ 416 billion and has been consistently leading the ranking with regard to overall transaction volume since then. What is more, the communications consultancy has also been leading the league tables in terms of the transaction value since 2007. HERING SCHUPPENER is a founding member of AMO, the world’s leading network of consultancy firms for financial and corporate communications with more than 950 consultants in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Russia, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, China, Hong Kong, Dubai, as well as in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Out of 47 offices in 25 countries, AMO advised on 220 M&A transactions with a total value of US$ 384 billion globally last year. More information at www.heringschuppener.com and www.amo-global.com. End of Media Release Issuer: HERING SCHUPPENER Consulting Key word(s): Enterprise 2015-01-26 Dissemination of a Press Release, transmitted by DGAP – a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de |
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