The Mergers & Acquisitions Environment

Scott Mulcahy, Managing Director
XMS Capital Partners

Stock Prices High, Confidence High
Acquisitions are optimistic undertakings. They involve risk. Business leaders feel more confidence when their companies are performing well. Strong operating performance is often coupled with high stock prices and attractive valuation metrics. It is no surprise that, in general, Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) activity tends to rise and fall with the economy and equity markets. Read more about The Mergers & Acquisitions Environment

The Mergers & Acquisitions Environment

Scott Mulcahy, Managing Director
XMS Capital Partners

Stock Prices High, Confidence High
Acquisitions are optimistic undertakings. They involve risk. Business leaders feel more confidence when their companies are performing well. Strong operating performance is often coupled with high stock prices and attractive valuation metrics. It is no surprise that, in general, Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) activity tends to rise and fall with the economy and equity markets. Read more about The Mergers & Acquisitions Environment

Battery Take-Back Legislation: EU Speciality or Worldwide Principle of Waste Management?

Ofira Varga, Senior Consultant
1WEEE Services GmbH

Do you remember the good old days, when government and, in particular, municipalities assumed overall responsibility for waste management? Unfortunately, from a producer’s perspective they are gone in many regions and countries. In 2006, the EU published the Directive 2006/66/EU on batteries and accumulators and introduced take-back obligations for battery producers. Read more about Battery Take-Back Legislation: EU Speciality or Worldwide Principle of Waste Management?

Achieving ‘Charge Quality’ for Lead Acid Batteries in Industrial Motive Applications

Delta-Q Technologies

The battery pack is often the most expensive part of the bill of materials for an electric drive vehicle or industrial machine. The battery pack’s energy consumption, maintenance, and replacement costs are a significant driver of an end user’s total cost of ownership. How do we get the most out of something, the battery pack, that we know will eventually fail? Read more about Achieving ‘Charge Quality’ for Lead Acid Batteries in Industrial Motive Applications