Introduction For millions of employers around the country, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) represents much more than a collection of new requirements for health plans. The...

By Sam Olsen Kroll Advisory Solutions warns that the greatest threat to the chemical industry’s corporate IP security comes from within With more than a passing resemblance to an Ocean’s Eleven...

By Melvin Glapion, Managing Director For many investors and companies challenged to grow market share in sluggish Western economies, there is no other area on earth capturing their attention and...

This year began with Q1 deal value (US$ 418bn, 2,621 deals) down 7.6% on the corresponding period in 2012 (US$ 452.2bn, 3,262 deals). It was the slowest opening quarter in ten years (Q1 2003, US$...

The aggregate value of Q1 2013 M&A deals in China & Hong Kong was US$ 29.9bn, down 23.2% from Q1 2012 (US$ 39bn). Likewise, M&A in the Asia-Pacific region as a whole dropped to US$ 72.9bn in Q1 2013,...

If going to church makes you a Christian, does going to a garage make you a car? Likewise, having a social media account or using social media platforms does not make you social media savvy. Engage...

Asia-Pacific has seen a total of US$ 21bn-worth of Energy, Mining and Utilities (EMU) deals since the beginning of the year, accounting for 24.3% of the total M&A transactions in the region. The...

Chinese mining and metals companies and state-backed investors are expected to be among the counter-cyclical buyers to leverage increased divestments by larger miners during 2013.