Dealcast: The M&A Podcast ION Analytics

In this week’s episode we’re heading to Sydney to find our about the resurgence of take privates in Australia. Joining Julie-Anna Needham is Maggie Lu Yueyang, who is the Bureau Chief in Australia and also Associate Editor for the APAC region.

In this week’s episode we’ve looking at how the LATAM Ecommerce industry has seen outstanding growth and shows huge potential to continue to grow over the year ahead. Joining Julie-Anna Needham is Max Gonzales who is the Brazil correspondent for Mergermarket with a focus on Technology, based in San Paolo.

In this episode we’re going nuclear and talking about the resurgence of nuclear power in Europe and the M&A opportunities it presents. Joining Julie-Anna Needham is Georgina Barnard who is the Industrials Reporter for Europe and Arezki Yaïche, the France Bureau Chief for Mergermarket.

This week we are hearing from the US and finding out why Private equity wants to get it’s teeth into the dental market. Joining Julie-Anna Needham is Rebecca Wenzel who is a senior reporter for Mergermarket with a focus on Healthcare.

In this week’s episode we’re finding out how the new government in Indonesia is likely to impact M&A activity. Joining Julie-Anna Needham is Mick Basa an Analyst at Mergermarket.

In this week's episode we are talking about we’re talking about ice cream M&A. Mergermarket analysed the potential for Unilever to divest its ice creams business in August last year (2023) and Unilever has now confirmed it will do so. This is the largest transaction the year announced in Europe so far at a potential value of up to EUR 20bn and showcases the power of Mergermarket’s journalism and analytical capabilities. Joining Julie-Anna Needham is William Cain who is Head of Analytics EMEA for Mergermarket and Christel Thunell who is a Senior Reporter for Mergermarket.