Trump Policies Likely to Make 2017 a Good Year for Buying Companies
A guest article in the January 20, 2017 issue of ...
2017 Market Outlook: Calls Heads or Tailwinds as Markets Swing on Policy Shifts*
The Economy Resuscitates, Stocks Gain, Rates Rise, Inflation Grows -- Heightened Volatility and Potential for Big Market Swings Likely
In 2017, there is cautious optimism for accelerating U.S. and global economic growth, improving corporate fundamentals, modest stock gains, and higher yields on expectations of fiscal stimulus and regulatory policy easing. Full-on optimism is tempered by the rippling effects of rising inflation, a stronger dollar, weak credit markets, uncertain commodity pricing, and game-changing political events that raise the potential for big market swings.GE Aviation Acquires Leader in Digital Aircraft Records Management
GE Aviation announced March 27, 2017 that it has acquired Critical Technologies, Inc., branded as AirVault®, a privately-owned supplier of cloud-based digital records management. AirVault’s expertise to digitally manage mission-critical records across an industrial supply chain network strengthens GE's ability to focus on asset lifecycle management and maintenance optimization for the aviation industry.
Download the FOCUS Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly: Spring 2017 Report
In public markets, the FOCUS Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Index (CFTTI) ...
The Artful Synergist, or How To Get More Value from Mergers and Acquisitions
According to a February 2017 McKinsey & Company article, “Keeping ...
Four Keys to US M&A Success in 2017*
Following a slow start at the beginning of 2016, the ...
Download the FOCUS Enterprise-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly: Winter 2017 Report
In public markets, our winter reporting period saw a 3.3% ...
EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS! Looking Back and Leaping Forward
Looking back, it was a very good year. In 2016, ...
FOCUS Attends M&A Worldwide Convention in Delhi
In the December 2016 FOCUS Newsletter, I described the collaboration ...
Download the Government, Aerospace and Defense Group’s Winter 2017 Report
The latest issue of the FOCUS Government, Aerospace, and Defense Group Report — highlighting aerospace and defense — is now available. The new GAD Report includes:
- Major Q4 2016 Deals in the GAD Sector
- Performance: S&P 500 vs. GAD Government Sector Q4 2016
- Aerospace Sector Q4 2016
- Defense Sector Q4 2016
- M&A Activity in the GAD Sector
- Selected GAD Transactions Q4 2016
- Recent FOCUS GAD Transactions
- FOCUS GAD Team
