It might feel like dealmaking is slowing down as the summer begins but there are still plenty of deals being done, especially for the firms that actually advise on takeovers and mergers.
Indeed, Greenhill is the latest advisory firm to sell out to a larger foreign rival, with Japanese firm Mizuho paying $15 a share (around $550 million) for the boutique investment bank. Below is a link to the press release:..
Watchstone, the company formerly known as Quindell, is on the verge of reaching a settlement with the Australian legal group that advised a BBC Producer on a high-profile claim against Jeremy Clarkson...
Anyone reading the maintream financial press could be forgiven for thinking that it's the end of the road for Greenhill, an M&A boutique that blazed a trail back in the 90s and early noughties by advising on some of the biggest takeover deals in the US and the UK.
In fact, below is a link to recent Bloomberg piece on the firm's recent demise to 52nd on the advisory league tables:..