Targeted due diligence
As the business climate worsens, dealmakers are finding it increasingly challenging to meet expectations. Acquirers are still active in the mid-market, but they are proceeding with caution. In addition to focusing on innovative deal structures, it is now more important to bring that originality and creativity to their due diligence.
Date: 30 June 2008
Source: Financier Worldwide
Corporate Social Responsibility: Demand for Greater Disclosure Intensifies
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the chemical industry is entering a new era as the pressure increases for all firms to make their greenhouse gas (GHG) emission data publicly available. Only half of the 30 largest chemical firms publicly report their carbon dioxide (CO2) emission data. Priscilla McLeroy, Director and Managing Partner of ADL’s Energy & Chemicals Practice provides perspectives on this topic from public accountability to corporate transparency.
Date: 23 June 2008
Source: Chemical Week Magazine (Cover Story)
Strategies for Creating Value in a Difficult Market
What a difference a year makes. Last March, credit markets were wide open and each week seemed to bring a new multi-billion buyout. At that time, the biggest challenge facing private equity firms was coping with rising multiples and the frantic pace of dealmaking.
Date: 24 March 2008
Source: private equity HUB
"The Deal" article: Value creation at private equity funds starts with due diligence
In recent years, there were so many ways to make money in private equity. Value creation - the foundation upon which the LBO industry built its reputation - took a back-seat to creative financial engineering, allowing funds to realize returns faster and with fewer headaches. Relaxed credit standards and robust equity markets fueled this trend. Times have changed. Announced deals that made sense a few months ago are receiving renewed scrutiny as lenders now favor deals with prioritized strategic and operational improvements and a clear timetable for implementation. Today, value creation starts before the close. This Arthur D. Little article published in The Deal's Auction Block explains how top performing private equity funds increasingly employ operational and strategic due diligence to help identify value creation opportunities as early as possible.
Date: 01 November 2007
Source: Auction Block
"The Deal" article: Value creation at private equity funds starts with due diligence
In recent years, there were so many ways to make money in private equity. Value creation - the foundation upon which the LBO industry built its reputation - took a back-seat to creative financial engineering, allowing funds to realize returns faster and with fewer headaches. Relaxed credit standards and robust equity markets fueled this trend. Times have changed. Announced deals that made sense a few months ago are receiving renewed scrutiny as lenders now favor deals with prioritized strategic and operational improvements and a clear timetable for implementation. Today, value creation starts before the close. This Arthur D. Little article published in The Deal's Auction Block explains how top performing private equity funds increasingly employ operational and strategic due diligence to help identify value creation opportunities as early as possible.
Date: 01 November 2007
Source: Auction Block
Energy Compass, Vol. XVIII, No. 43
Contents:
- Briefing: Aramco’s Capacity Plan
- Addax Sets Roots in Kurdistan
- Iraq-Turkey:Who’s in Charge?
- This Week’s Flash Points
- India’s Mittal Pushes Forward
- Russia: Beyond the Elections
- Colombia Courts Investors
- Will Oil Hit the $100 Mark?
- Market Rally Gains Fuel
- Nigeria Reviews Contracts
- Peak Oil Debate Moves On
Date: 26 October 2007
Source: Energy Compass
Energy Compass, Vol. XVIII, No. 39
Contents:
- Nigeria’s Militants: A Rough Guide
- Myanmar Marches, China Watches
- This Week’s Flash Points
- UAE, Japan Cement Relations
- Kazakhstan’s Flawed Champion
- EU Throws Up Energy Barriers
- Firms Weigh Bolivia Spending
- Benchmarks Out of Whack
- Futures Prices Trend Upward
- Kuwaiti Oil Faces Shakeup
- Scenarios for a US-Iran Clash
Date: 28 September 2007
Source: Energy Compass
World Gas Intelligence, Vol. XVIII, No. 38
Contents:
- Dolphin Output Delayed
- Others Enter Iran, French Waiver
- Japanese Buyers' Consortium Proposed
- US LNG Imports Plunge
- E.On Take Plunge Into Russian Power
- Kara Sea Reserves ‘Bigger Than Baltic’
Date: 19 September 2007
Source: World Gas Intelligence
Renewables industry targeted by oil industry: US Think Tank
Oil companies are increasingly zeroing in on renewable energy resources for investments, the energy director of US think tank and consulting firm Arthur D Little said.
Date: 23 July 2007
Source: Platts
Governments Eye Big Profits
Date: 05 July 2007
Source: Financial Times
Creative power - unleashing the creativity of your employees without getting crippled by complexity
Date: 01 July 2007
Source: HR Intelligence
EPC Costs are Only Temporary Roadblock for GTL, Oil Price is Determinant: Analyst
The costs of GTL plant construction have gone up by as much as 100% since 2003, led by the costs of steel structures, columns, seamless pipe, heat exchangers and the like, A.D. Little analyst Carlton Jones told Gasification News.
Date: 27 June 2007
Source: Gasification News
Nationalization in Bolivia moves forward
While ConocoPhillips remains in an impasse with Venezuela over the nationalization of its Orinoco Belt projects, Bolivia under the direction of President Evo Morales has moved forward on several fronts in its own nationalization efforts.
Date: 28 May 2007
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