Ken MacFadyen

Mr. MacFadyen is the editor of Mergers & Acquisitions Journal. Prior to joining the magazine, Mr. MacFadyen served as managing editor of Investment Dealers Digest and Buyouts Magazine.

He received his bachelor of arts in English from the University of New Hampshire (Phi Beta Kappa).

Ken can be reached at ken.macfadyen@sourcemedia.com.


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Covering Cross Border M&A

By Ken MacFadyen, MU Blog

March 26, 2008

No doubt, the domestic M&A market has stalled. Deals are still happening, but a closer inspection reveals that many of these transactions are actually centered on cross-border themes. In the past few days alone, Tata acquired Ford’s Jaguar and Land Rover divisions; Caterpillar bolstered its stake in its Japanese JV; and Carlyle bought interests in two separate French telcos.

All of this is occurring against the backdrop of a weak U.S. dollar, the growing power of sovereign wealth funds, and, of course, the indomitable momentum of globalization. It's these factors that will see to it that cross-border M&A keeps churning ahead, whether its inbound or outbound deals that are making news.

To help pros stay abreast of what’s going on in the global deal market, Mergers & Acquisitions Journal introduces Cross-Border M&A News. As you’ll see below, we’ll be covering on a weekly basis the latest in global M&A news, including deals, personnel moves and any firm developments that are relevant to the global market.

We hope you enjoy this latest offering from Mergers & Acquisitions, and please feel free to offer any feedback. I can be reached at the email below, or any story leads can be directed to Danielle Fugazy, who can be contacted at danielle.fugazy@sourcemedia.com.

Ken MacFadyen, Editor, Mergers & Acquisitions Journal

ken.macfadyen@sourcemedia.com

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