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Istanbul selected as destination for IMAP’s Global M&A Symposium in October
Coinciding with IMAP's number 1 Thomson ranking for closed deals sub $500m in Eastern Europe and Turkey in Q1 2009 we are pleased to announce the next IMAP Global M&A Symposium.
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We Will Witness a Thick Pipeline of Company Sales in 2009
The owners are starting to derive at more reasonable prices for their companies.
It is widely expected that we witness a firesale of inefficient companies in 2009 according to the projections of several experts and advisors. On one side, it will mean that most holding companies will divest from their low-income businesses. On the other side, it will mean that large multinational having difficulties will try to sell some of their businesses around the world.
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All the projects developed by the Forem consultants by the end of the first half-year were approved and financed by the responsible authorities
After the successful work on the pre-accession instruments, at the beginning of year 2008, the team of EU Projects Unit at Forem Consulting Bulgaria succeeded for its first project to be financed under the Structural Funds, Operational Program “Human resources development”, namely the first operational program, which started in Bulgaria.
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Forem supports the development of the civil society structures
Forem Consulting, EU Projects Unit, provides specialized consultancy services for NGOs. In the beginning of August 2008 the first contract for financing a NGO project was signed with the Regional association of the business and NGOs at the Southwest region Dobarsko.
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Forem EU Project Unit – good partner for the banks
During the first few months of working on released requests for submission of projects under the Structural funds, Forem Consulting established successful partnerships with Bulgarian banks, which have specific interest in supporting clients in their application for projects, financed under the Operational Program “Competitiveness” and the Program for development of the rural regions.
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| The Professionals |
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Forem Consulting is a leading independent corporate finance and business consulting firm operating in Bulgaria and the Balkans.
Since its inception in 2002, Forem has built a strong track record in advising clients on a variety of corporate finance and consulting assignments in Bulgaria and the Balkans, thanks to its team of professionals possessing strong local and international experience.
Our Guiding Principles
- Demanding excellence and superior quality in all that we do
- Independent, trusted and unbiased advice
- Cultivating long-term client relationships
- Competing on the basis of our intellectual capital
- Tradition of integrity
- Focused on our chosen lines of business
- Adopting global best practices to meet our clients’ needs with tailor-made solutions
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IMAP is organised both geographically and by industry specialisation. This allows IMAP to harness its global execution capability in a wide variety of industry sectors to meet each client’s specific needs.
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Aviva sells its Australian business to National Australia Bank
22.06.2009
The insurance company Aviva announced plans to sell its Australian insurance business to National Australia Bank for the sum of A$925m (£450m). People close to Aviva informed that the deal is object of check-up by the regulatory bodies and will be finalized by the third quarter of 2009.
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Equest sold shares in Uniqa for ˆ 15 mln
05.06.2009
“Equest Investments Balkans” (EIB) sold some of its shares in the insurance company “Uniqa Bulgaria” for ˆ 15.2 mln , announced from the investment fund after signing the agreement. Buyer of the shares is the majority stockholder in the company Uniqa International Beteiligungs-Verwaltungs, which now owns 83.5 % of the capital. Equest still keeps 16.5% shares in Uniqa Bulgaria but Georgi Krumov, Managing director of the fund, explained that they plan to sell the rest of the shares by the end of the year.
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NEK and RWE in deal talks with the Russian company “Inter RAO” for Belene NPP
30.05.2009
The German company RWE, selected as a strategic partner for the construction and exploitation of Belene NPP, is in deal talks with the Russian company “Inter RAO” and two more companies to take part in the private share of 49 per cent in the Bulgarian project. This was announced by Mardik Papazian, the Executive Director of NEK , which holds the majority share of 51 per cent.
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AIG To Sell US Auto Unit for $ 2 billion To Zurich Financial Services
21.04.2009
ÀIG is negotiating to sell its car-insurance unit ‘21st Century Insurance’ to a major rival, Zurich Financial Services AG for about USD 2 billion.
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Patriarch Partners Won the Auction for Polaroid Assets
08.04.2009
The American company Patriarch Partners is the new owner of the assets of Polaroid which announced bankruptcy in December 2008.
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Òime Warner is to buy 31% of CME
25.03.2009
Time Warner is to buy 31 % stake in Central European Media Enterprises (CME), a leading operator of commercial TV stations in Central and Eastern Europe ( CEE ), for $241.5 million.
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IBM and Sun Microsystems in deal talks
19.03.2009
IBM and Sun Microsystems are in talks over a deal that could value Sun at roughly $10 a share, or about $6.5bn, and would mark a significant consolidation of the computer hardware manufacturing industry, according to a source close to the matter.
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Merck to Buy Schering-Plough in $41.1 Billion Cash, Stock Deal
11.03.2009
Àmerican drug makers Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. announced plans to combine in a $41.1 billion cash-and-stock deal that comes six weeks after rivals Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth unveiled their engagement.
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