How we see the personal care industry in the next 5 years
In 2023, global beauty market retail sales grew to $446 billion, up 10 percent from 2022. In the year, the industry—comprising fragrance, makeup, sk...
Read moreThe Agro-Industrial Sector Worldwide Challenge
The main target of the agro-industrial sector is to provide quality food for more than nine billion human beings by 2050, while preserving increasingl...
Read moreCase study: When your growth business model stalls to a halt
As attractive as they may be, business models relying on continuous growth also harbor major traps. One of these lies in the low awareness of manageme...
Read moreSpecialty Chemicals Markets Are Challenged by Increasing Sustainability Requirements
The global chemical industry substantially depends on fossil feedstocks as well as fossil energy, accounting for about 2% of total global carbon dioxi...
Read moreIs ARR a Golden Ratio to value an IT business, or just an easy way to run a financial model?
According to a Wall Street Journal recent article, Brad Gerstner, CEO of Altimeter Capital, has recently forbidden the usage of the ARR (Annual Recurr...
Read moreGoing electric: the automotive industry Gold Rush?
Xiaomi or Apple? We are not talking smartphones here; we are talking cars! The former is now launching its first car ever, of course a Battery Electri...
Read moreCDI Global Announces New Partnership with Häggblom & Partners
As we celebrate our 50th anniversary this year, we are excited to announce the addition of Häggblom & Partners, a Finland-based financial advisor...
Read moreGrowing a Start-Up into a Business - Guidelines for the CEO
William (Bill) Surman, CDI Global North America, has published book and we want to congratulate him. The “Growing a Start-Up into a Business - Guide...
Read moreEven Finance Experts Benefit from New Skills
With a decade of experience in M&A and 27 years in the financial industry, Daniel Boutmy traveled from Uruguay to Philadelphia four time...
Read moreTextiles and Clothing: a story of pleasure… except (apparently) for nature!
Using skins and leather, in hemp, linen, cotton, then artificial fibers and, with the development of chemicals, synthetic fabrics, men and women have ...
Read moreInterview with David Watnick: The importance of valuing intellectual property in pricing M&A transactions
Jeff Schmidt had the opportunity to interview David Watnick on the importance of valuing intellectual property in pricing M&A transactions. Valuin...
Read moreThe automotive industry reshuffling, a time of opportunities
The history of the electric vehicle goes back further than most people realize. In 1900, electric vehicles (EV) outsold all other types of cars on the...
Read moreLuxury fashion outlook is positive for 2023
Despite the ongoing economic turbulence, the global luxury market will grow by 21% in 2022, reaching €1,400 billion, while personal luxury goods are...
Read moreAviation business decarbonization: is it a dream?
After several years of crisis following the COVID19 pandemic, commercial air traffic is slowly returning to 2019 levels except in China due to the pro...
Read moreThierry Gibert interview on French TV
Thierry Gibert, a member of CDI Global, based in Paris, France, did an interview on French TV on the specificities of CDI Global as an M&A ad...
Read moreCDI Global announces new initiative: CDI Space & Technology
CDI Global Boca Raton Office is pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative “CDI Space & Technology” within CDI Global’s Aerospace &a...
Read moreRobust Cross-Border M&A Market
M&A activity was exceptionally active in 2021, including a surge in deals between $1 and $10 billion. Large deals in 2021 increased by 81% increas...
Read moreGrowth Strategies in the Healthcare/Life Sciences sector for 2023
The path for corporate growth in 2023 has some obstacles that will need to be navigated: High interest rates High energy costs High inflatio...
Read moreKey Considerations in Cross-Border technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) M&A transactions
The TMT (technology, media, and telecommunications) sector has enjoyed unprecedented growth over the past years and, despite the recent market volatil...
Read moreBuild Trust and Mitigate Risk in a Transaction
Acquisitions and other business combinations don’t happen overnight. Securing and completing a transaction can be a lengthy process taking mon...
Read moreQ3 Newsletter 2022
CDI Q3 Newsletter 2022: We are entering the fourth quarter of what everyone hopes will be a continuing recovery from the Covid era. Challenges re...
Read moreLeaders and Laggards
We are entering the fourth quarter of what everyone hopes will be a continuing recovery from the Covid era. Challenges remain as inflation persists, c...
Read moreInterview with Jeff Schmidt and Rajesh Varma
Click here to listen to interviewJeffrey A. Schmidt:We have been conducting a series of interviews with our international leadership team cove...
Read moreKey Considerations in Cross-Border technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) M&A transactions
The TMT (technology, media, and telecommunications) sector has enjoyed unprecedented growth over the past years and, despite the recent market volatil...
Read moreUS and Europe Drive the Recovery of the Luxury Industry
After the post-covid rebound of 2021, and despite the impact of the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the strict lockdowns in China, 2022 saw a very...
Read moreITA Airways - La scelta di un partner strategico
A quasi 10 mesi dalla nascita della nuova compagnia di bandiera italiana dalle ceneri di Alitalia, la storia purtroppo sembra ancora lontana dall'esse...
Read moreThe Importance of Agriculture Innovation
Feeding the growing world population is a major geo-political challenge. But as is true of many such challenges, finding solutions presents a profitab...
Read moreStrategic Acquisitions a Platform for Growth in the Chemical Sector
Global M&A volumes within the chemical sector hit a 10 year low in 2020 but rebounded favorably to 10-year highs in 2021. Deal volume and values a...
Read moreSpecialty Chemicals in the Post-Covid World
Two and a half years after the Covid-19 Pandemic upset the world economy, with widespread vaccinations, we continue to see strong economic recovery. N...
Read moreQ2 Newsletter 2022
CDI Q2 Newsletter 2022: In Q2 2022, there has been some easing of supply chain problems in many industry sectors. This may reflect the resul...
Read moreAgriculture in the Spotlight
The agriculture sector was among the hardest hit following the immediate lockdown and market shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. The number of ...
Read moreTrends Reshaping the Packaging M&A Market
Product packaging can serve many purposes, from protecting and preserving your products to positioning your brand and connecting with your customers. ...
Read moreWorldwide Innovation
True innovation results in a product or service used by billions of people throughout the world making people’s lives easier or improving their live...
Read moreActivewear Market Trends for 2023
Activewear Market Trends for 2023The activewear market has seen exponential growth over recent seasons and continues to be appealing for its high ...
Read moreA case for lower multiples? What should sellers do in an uncertain market?
With global uncertainty, inflation/stagflation and rising Interest rates, the sands may be shifting from a sellers’ market to more of a buyers’ ma...
Read moreIs the Spanish automotive sector set to rebound and attract investors?
The automotive industry is immersed in a full-scale restructuring process derived from three global trends that are affecting the final consumers habi...
Read moreActionable Strategic Acquisitions and How to Close Them
Long-term growth plans include investments in a company’s existing business (“core business”). Such investments are also “organic” because t...
Read moreLatin America’s Strategic Role in Global Growth and Diversification
Considering the profound changes taking place in the global geopolitical environment, Strategic Investors are realigning their “chess pieces” to p...
Read moreExecuting Successful Healthcare Cross border M&A deals
Strategic healthcare M&A rebounded in 2021 from a down year in pandemic-ravaged 2020, with volume up 16% and total deal value rising by 44% t...
Read moreInterview: Meet our New Co-Leader for TMT
CDI Global is pleased to announce Dr. Nicholas Hanser is taking over as co-leader of CDI’s Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (TMT) industry ...
Read moreFinnish Companies: Go West!
Over the last few months, Finnish companies have lost a significant market due to the ongoing geopolitical tragedy in Ukraine. However, when one door ...
Read moreKey Considerations in Cross-Border M&A
Cross-border acquisitions account for a growing share of corporate investment. Diversifying products and markets as well as geopolitical risks are dri...
Read moreCDI Global Italy with Industria Litografica Cartotecnica S.r.l. in the sale to P. Van De Velde Group
CDI Global Italy has assisted Industria Litografica Cartotecnica S.r.l. (ILC S.r.l.) in the sale of 100% of its shares to P. Van De Velde Group, a Bel...
Read moreMarket trends
Market turbulence is starting to raise concerns among middle market buyers. While diligence is prudent in every market condition, the current turbulen...
Read moreQ1 Newsletter 2022
CDI Q1 Newsletter 2022: Market turbulence is starting to raise concerns among middle market buyers. While diligence is prudent in every market&nb...
Read moreCross-Border M&A: The Power of Company Search
A recent survey by Deloitte found cross-border acquisitions and divestitures are becoming increasingly important strategy for corporate development. C...
Read moreSecondhand Opportunity in Luxury Goods Market
The global secondhand luxury goods market grew to €33 billion in 2021, according to Bain closing estimate for the year, up to 27% from 2017. E...
Read more5 Things to Do Right Now if You’re Thinking About Selling in 2022
Are you considering selling your business this year? If so, you likely have many questions, and among the most common is: How much is my company worth...
Read moreINVIDEO acquires the website KIZOA
Invideo bought the website KIZOA, a 13-year-old video editing software platform with 18 million registered accounts to the web service worldwide.K...
Read moreThe success of BioNTech and how it is driving Technology and Healthcare investments in Germany and Europe
It is generally accepted that the Comirnaty vaccine developed by German BioNTech in collaboration with American company Pfizer has likely protected te...
Read moreIs FinTech the new favorite destination for investor money?
When Berlin-based online bank N26 completed its EUR 775 million fundraising round in October, which valued the company at more than EUR 7.76bn, it bec...
Read moreMetaverse and the Healthcare Industry
The metaverse is going to change the world. What’s the metaverse? It’s the digitalization of everything. What’s everything? All processes and ph...
Read moreDigital Marketing, rocketing towards a $1 Trillion Industry
The Digital Marketing space is vibrant as ever. 2021 saw a fast recovery (+30% over last year according to CIESCO) from a dip in 2020 that broke an im...
Read moreCDI Global advises American Colors, Inc. on the acquisition of Colorificio Migliavacca
American Colors, Inc. of Sandusky, Ohio, has completed the acquisition of Colorificio Migliavacca of Bergamo, Italy.Co-founder and Chairman of the...
Read moreVoice of the Financial Industry
If we don’t take drastic action now to save our planet and reform our society, then our children will experience a much more dangerous and volatile ...
Read moreDeal Killers and How to Avoid Them
Every deal has a beginning, a middle, and an closing stage. It’s how you and your representatives manage the first two stages that determine th...
Read moreThe State of the Industrial Products & Services Market in 2021
The Industrial Products & Services sector is vast and very diversified and covers the whole range of manufacturing. Globalization, new technologie...
Read more10 Tips for Selling Your Business
As a business owner, the last year has been quite a roller coaster, especially if you have been considering the sale of your business. Perhaps you had...
Read moreGlobal Luxury Goods sector as a whole is up
The global Luxury Goods sector as a whole is up around 14% on 2020 and Average EBITDA for 2022 is expected to grow by +11%.The recovery of global ...
Read moreSuccessful Deal Making Requires More Than Mechanics
Deals that, on paper, make perfect business sense may disrupt before completion. Sometimes, considerable time and expense have gone into searching for...
Read moreEmerging trends in Digital Health and M&A for 2021
Health IT adoption skyrocketed in 2020 as hospitals, health systems and patients increasingly relied on digital health technologies for care delivery ...
Read moreBest practices when developing business relationships in China
Westerners too often dismiss nuance when doing deals in China or, even worse, are not sufficiently aware of what is happening, due to an overreliance ...
Read moreChina's Chemical industry is Becoming More Environmentally Friendly
China's chemical industry has historically not been known for being environmentally friendly. On the contrary: air pollution, water pollution, disposa...
Read moreFinding the Perfect Acquisition
Merger & Acquisition deal value in Q3 2021 surpassed $1 trillion worldwide. The number of deals and average transaction sizes are larger than ever...
Read moreCurrent environmental trends in the food tech space
Current environmental trends are impacting M&A, VC & capital raising transactions in the food tech space. We are living in a dynamic, complex,...
Read moreUpdate on the Business of Aviation – Fall 2021
Of all the industries affected by the COVID pandemic in the early day, aviation was hit the hardest. The COVID pandemic lockdown created a large disru...
Read moreLuxury Global Consumer Insight
PERSONAL & EXPERIENTIAL LUXURY REACHING PRE-CRISIS LEVEL IN 2022 Many sectors were deeply affected by the C...
Read moreThe Keys to Acquiring Family-Owned Businesses
Companies owned or controlled by families account for an estimated 95% of all businesses worldwide. In the United States alone, an estimated 35% of th...
Read moreSecondary buyouts in the Specialty Chemical Sector: the case of Iberchem
A secondary buyout (SBO) refers to a transaction involving the sale of a portfolio company by a private equity firm (PE) to another private equity fir...
Read moreSelling a Private Company
A decision to exit a privately held business is more nuanced than a corporate divestiture or another type of business combination. Even when the reaso...
Read moreEnvironment, Social and Governance (ESG) practices in the Chemicals sector
Rajesh Varma (CDI Global India) Today I have with me Mr. CG Sethuram, a Chemical Engineer from REC and alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institut...
Read moreBuilding Healthcare Tech Companies and Living Healthier Lives
Gary Epler, CDI Global Partner and Healthcare Industry Co-leader published an article in Yahoo Finance. Read it to learn about building...
Read moreThe Right Chemistry for the Post-Covid World
A year and a half after the Covid-19 pandemic devastated the world economy, we have seen a strong recovery with the widespread availability of vaccina...
Read moreTechnology and Innovation: Driving the New M&A Wave in Functional Ingredients
The functional ingredients market has not only had excellent behavior during Covid-19 but also continues to attract great attention from industrial an...
Read moreCOVID-19's Impact on the Industrial Manufacturing Sector in Europe: Breeding Ground for Corporate Divestments?
Accelerated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have started to evaluate their business models considering structural changes pres...
Read moreEnvironmental Improvements in Aviation
As air travel quickly increases post-COVID, there is an increasing awareness and concern about the amount of pollution created from commercial aircraf...
Read moreThe Fourth Industrial Revolution and Exponential Hypergrowth Healthcare Companies
We are living in the fourth industrial revolution, and it’s exhilarating! The first industrial revolution began during the late 1700s with the devel...
Read moreIt is Crucial to Understand the Impact of Working Capital and Other Adjustments in a Transaction
Most transactions are negotiated on a cash-free and debt-free basis. Simply applied, one could assume that the seller keeps all cash and repays all de...
Read moreHow is the Luxury M&A Market Evolving During the Pandemic?
At first glance, we can definitely ascertain that we are living a buyer’s time. Interestingly enough, there seems to be a significant disconnect bet...
Read moreThe State of the Healthcare Sector M&A Market
After peaking in 2019, healthcare corporate M&A disclosed deal value dropped 37% to $338.6 billion. Deal volume also declined, albeit by a mo...
Read moreThe Personal Care Ingredients Sector Remains Ripe for Consolidation
Long gone are the days when personal care was limited to a twice-daily encounter with a bar of carbolic soap. The modern bathroom seems to be overflow...
Read moreCorrugated Packaging: A Growing Sector During the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has considerably disrupted the global economy and is expected to have an important long-term effect on the market. However, indu...
Read more10 Ways to Make Your Business More Valuable - Part 2
Are you preparing your company for a future sale? Don’t miss the second half of our 10 Ways to Make Your Business More Valuable as well as a checkli...
Read more10 Ways to Make Your Business More Valuable - Part 1
If you are considering selling your company, you are likely wondering how much your company may be worth and what makes a business attractive to poten...
Read moreDLT and the Role of Crypto Currencies
After the successful IPO of Coinbase on 14th April 2021 valuing the company around USD 85 billion, digital assets found their inroads into the mainstr...
Read moreThe Impact of the Coronavirus on the M & A Market
The Coronavirus caused a strong shift to intracontinental and local transactions in the M&A market. A trend that will continue in 2021.What im...
Read moreThe 3 Step Process for a Successful Business Transaction
If you’re thinking of selling your company, you should know what to expect before you begin. The process of selling a company isn’t that complic...
Read moreTo Sell in 2021 You Must Take Share to Regain Value!
The problem facing many businesses and their owners is how to regain or accelerate revenues and earnings in 2021 after a COVID-19 affected 2020. ...
Read more4 Signs of Unprecedented Times in the Semiconductor Industry
The unprecedented times we are living in have not skipped over the semiconductor and advanced technology manufacturing industries. This amazing conflu...
Read moreTips for Preparing to Sell a Company
Generating the highest price for your company requires a systematic approach to the selling process. Through careful preparation, and owner can ensure...
Read moreWhen to Sell a Business and Why
Deciding when the time is right to sell a business is one of those questions that many private owners as well as public companies struggle with. In so...
Read moreM&A Market Trends in Spain and Portugal
In this CDI Member Spotlight, CEO Jeff Schmidt sat down with Carmelo de las Morenas, senior partner of CDI Global Iberia, to discuss the current ...
Read moreM&A Insights: Healthcare Industry Trends
The 2021 trend in healthcare M&A is bullish at CDI Global. The Covid crisis has caused an excellent opportunity for both healthcare business ...
Read moreM&A Insights: Special Situations
CDI Global CEO Jeff Schmidt sat down for a conversation with Christian Saxenhammer, managing director of CDI Global Berlin and expert in M&A speci...
Read moreM&A Meets Technology with CDI Global’s Agora Platform
The Agora platform is CDI Global’s innovative approach to facilitate pitches to clients while being able to include interested parties from around t...
Read moreDivestitures: Overlooked Aspect of Active Portfolio Management
Annual strategic planning is a fundamental management process for public and private companies. The refreshed plan documents describe corporate aspira...
Read moreCommercial Aviation in Transition
Many industries have undergone material changes due to the severity, length, and impact of the pandemic. The effect on travel and commercial aviation ...
Read moreC&C Article: CDI Global Iberia SME Perspectives
CDI Global Iberia was featured in the October 2020 edition of Capital & Corporate magazine, discussing the need SMEs (small and mid-size enterpris...
Read moreDefense Industry Trends – November 2020
At CDI Global, we are seeing three core drivers of the growth of the defense business in the coming years: Worldwide defense spending continues...
Read moreCDI Member Spotlight: Mexico Trends and Opportunities
We sat down virtually with Demian Esser of Pedralbes Partners, our newest member firm located in Mexico City, Mexico. Pedralbes was established in 201...
Read moreCDI Member Spotlight: Fashion Industry Outlook
CDI Global welcomes two new partners to our Fashion and Leisure practice group: Paolo Torello-Viera and Carmine Pappagallo. Both have long and success...
Read moreM&A Outlook: A Financial Perspective
Jeff Schmidt, Executive Managing Director and CEO of CDI Global, sat down virtually with Richard Christopher Whalen to discuss current economy and fut...
Read more2020 M&A Spotlight
As the global pandemic drags on, 2020 deal volume is still significantly reduced compared to predictions made last year, although the initial pause pu...
Read moreAgora: CDI Global’s New Virtual Platform
CDI Global is proud to introduce Agora, our new virtual deal exchange platform. Agora allows our clients to have a direct discussion with CDI Global p...
Read moreCoronavirus: desperate overseas firms turn to China as lockdowns hit home
As infections spread in the US and across Europe, lockdowns are halting business operations Senior managers are also unable to return to China, l...
Read moreOverseas Acquisitions: A Unique Opportunity for Chinese Chemical Companies to Gain Competitive Advantage
Dr. Kai Pflug, Management Consulting – Chemicals (kai.pflug@mc-chemicals.com);Daniel Philip Senger, CDI Global (daniel.philip.senger@cdiglobal.com...
Read moreShould I Sell My Business Now or Hold Off for a Few Years?
Many business owners struggle with the right time to sell their business – should they sell or hold on a bit longer? Their trepidation is rooted in ...
Read moreHow Do I Accurately Measure the Value of My Business?
You have spent a lifetime building your business, you know every intimate detail about your company and its industry, but now it might be time to thin...
Read moreChemicals M&A in 2017: What to look for
Mega-deals 2016 ended on a high note. The early Christmas present delivered by Praxis on December 20th provided a welcome end-o...
Read moreDivesting chemicals businesses in a seller’s market
Timing, as they say, is everything. You’re reaching retirement age and have decided to sell y...
Read moreM&A auctions. What’s not to like?
Broad auctions So, broad auctions. If you’re a buyer, what’s not to like? The selling company does all the heavy lifting in...
Read moreAcquiring chemical companies in a seller’s market
Every cloud… Modest organic growth, an abundance of liquidity and a relative scarcity of suitabl...
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