Like it or not, overseas investors are buying North West assets. US corporate Priceline.com bought Manchester’s Travel Jigsaw earlier this year; India’s Ashok Leyland has taken a stake in the operations of bus builder Optare, not to mention ‘Abu Dhabi in Manchester’.
Foreign ownership is becoming a key feature of mergers and acquisitions activity in the region and represents a trend suggested by many for a long time. In this feature, we will explore the drivers behind this activity, what vendors ‘need to know’ and where in the world the money is coming from.
It will be an opportunity for advisory teams to contribute their direct experience and for companies on the receiving end to dispense some all important wisdom.
Editorial deadline: 17th September 2010
Editorial contact: David Chadwick
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