Deal size rising in the Northwest

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There has been a strong rise in the number of acquisition and merger deals in the city of Manchester, England, and the north west of England as a whole over recent years. There is considerable confidence in the market, and the actual outcome of deals seems to be justifying this. The average deal size has risen significantly, and management buy-ins are also becoming more common. The most significant deal recently was the management buyout of JR Crompton from De La Rue, worth 100 million pounds sterling.

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How Crown put its seal on a complex deal

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The purchase of CarnaudMetalbox by fellow producer of metal and plastic packaging products Crown Cork and Seal Co (Crown), which was completed in Feb 1996, has created the largest packaging operation in the world. The deal took a considerable length of time to arrange, and involved a number of complex legal issues. It was also necessary to put together a deal which would be successful from the corporate, financial and tax points of view.

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The mid-market hiding its light under a bushel?

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Traditionally, the mid-market has supplied the United Kingdom with its biggest volume of buy-ins and buyouts. However, despite the considerable market size, the mid-market has declined in perceived importance in recent years as various publications have lauded the virtues of the 'mega- deal' or the e-business entrepreneur.

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