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Digitization the key to modern transport infrastructure

But budgets, skills gaps and systems challenges need to be addressed to fully realize the benefits.

8 factors for cross-border tech M&A In 2025

How to balance strategic, cultural, regulatory, and tech capability factors in 2025 to drive successful cross-border tech mergers and acquisitions.

Consolidation drives strategic transformation in finance and banking M&A in Europe

Europe's finance and banking M&A market presents a complex picture of both challenges and opportunities in 2025, demonstrating resilience despite experiencing some near-term headwinds.

Urbanisation drives infrastructure procurement in Vietnam

Rapid urbanisation, population growth, and the rising middle class are shaping infrastructure procurement in Vietnam.

Asia’s finance and banking M&A outlook: Transformation amid government intervention

Asia’s finance and banking market in 2025 is transforming, showing underlying strength despite short-term volatility.

BDO’s Harriet Hawksworth: Cross border activity in the mid-market heats up

BDO Senior Manager, Harriet Hawksworth says there’s much to be excited about in the M&A landscape.

The rise of cross-border M&A in the Middle East: How deal technology can help

The Middle East has emerged as a global M&A hotspot, with cross-border transactions driving growth in the region.

Health and tech consolidate in the UK & Ireland

In the UK, take-private deal values surged by 154% year-on-year in 2024, to reach the highest value since 2021.

Smaller procurements increase competitive tension and draw on industry expertise

In mature markets, well-established tier one contractors with extensive track records and advanced technical capabilities may dominate, leaving little room for competition. Contractor selection becomes a formality rather than a competitive process.

Digitization supercharges transport infrastructure procurement

The latest AI tools and big data are turning a traditionally slow-moving sector into a global technology powerhouse.

Article: Due diligence and dealmaking

The real cost of insufficient disclosure: Lessons from a recent Australian case law

A recent Federal Court of Australia decision provides a valuable reminder that thorough due diligence isn't just best practice – it's essential protection against costly mistakes.

Global social infrastructure investment holds steady at $32.8 billion

Social infrastructure investment remained resilient in 2024, maintaining nearly identical global transaction values to the previous year at $32.8 billion across 131 deals.

Innovating deal-making: Dana Gordon-Davis’s journey through global and South African M&A

Dana is a seasoned corporate financier with 23 years of experience spanning diverse sectors, including financial services, technology, media, manufacturing, logistics, and retail.

Mills Oakley’s Lynda Reid: Don’t underestimate macroeconomic themes

With geopolitical uncertainty and new ACCC laws reshaping the landscape, established operations are driving Australia's deal recovery.

Acquiring and acqui-hiring AI capability in the UK

AI capabilities are sought after, and 2025 is not the time to start from scratch. Companies are actively seeking to integrate generative AI and other advanced technologies into their operations. In particular, regulated sectors like defence, healthcare and financial services are seeking to build upon existing technical capabilities.