Global Aspirations: International and Cross-Border ARM M&A Activity Gains Momentum

Southeast Asia is a long-term play, agrees Ginsberg. “A small acquisition can provide a presence, but growth in scale will come over time. The patient buyer stands to see a greater return for the dollars spent.”

Merger and acquisition activity tends to come in waves. “After almost four strong years, the fundamentals are in place for M&A activity to continue at this pace in 2007,” Ginsberg says. “There’s no slowdown in sight.” The availability of financing alternatives for the buyer, he notes, as well as strong price and deal structures for the seller, create a favorable environment.

That bodes well for international and cross-border M&A as well. “Now more than ever, buyers are looking outside their borders for acquisition opportunities,” Ginsberg observes. “They are seeing growth opportunities and want to capitalize on them through M&A.”

About the Author
Kit Ladwig, an experienced business writer and former editor of Collections & Credit Risk magazine, has been writing about the credit and collection industries for the past 10 years.

This article was written specially for Kaulkin Ginsberg Company, a strategic advisory firm focused on the ARM industry.  More can be found at www.kaulkin.com.