Bratislava, 20 August 2008 – European firms will soon face a significant decrease in the number of talented employees. According to a recent study by Deloitte, a Big Four consulting firm, this decrease is predominantly attributable to an ageing population, a shrinking labour force and changes in employee expectations. To prevent the loss of talents, firms will have to make a considerable change...
Current M&A study reveals: despite the financial market crisis, European Executives remain upbeat about their M&A plans. Western and Eastern Europe attract attention of both strategic and financial investors.
Bratislava, 24 June 2008 – The economic environment has deteriorated over the course of last year, but that is not deterring M&A decision makers from retaining a positive outlook on activity for the next 18 months according to the Deloitte study “Staying on course – M&A in Europe”. The publication, a joint effort of the M&A practices in Belgium, Central Europe, Denmark, Germany and the...
In line with the global sentiment in the private equity industry, the confidence of private equity professionals in Central Europe has fallen recently, something that is reflected in the Deloitte Central Europe Private Equity Confidence Survey.
Year-to-April results from the STR Global HotelBenchmark™ Survey show that European hotels got off to a slow start in 2008, with revenue per available room (revPAR) up only 1.1% to €68. Analysis by Deloitte, the business advisory firm, shows that even though hotel performance in general is static there are still several success stories across the continent.
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Bratislava, 16 June 2008 – Deloitte Central Europe announces the launch of the 9th Technology Fast 50 annual awards. The programme is intended for young and innovative technology companies ranked by revenue growth over the past five years.
Celebrating its 9th year, the Technology Fast 50 programme has become a prestigious event where the number of applicants continues to grow more and more each year. “While last year's winners of...
Bratislava, June 12, 2008 – As higher commodity prices become ‘the new normal’ rather than a temporary peak, we may see a greater impact on consumer behaviour and retailer and supplier strategies than has been apparent so far, according to a new report, “Food and Beverage 2012 – a taste of things to come”, from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
Bratislava, February 15, 2008 – Total sales for the Top 250 consumer products companies exceeded $2.65 trillion in fiscal 2006, according to the inaugural Global Powers of Consumer Products Industry report from Deloitte. According to the report, sales grew by 8.4 percent for the year, although 16 percent of the companies actually experienced declining sales. Over a quarter (28 percent) of total sales were concentrated among the 10 largest companies, which reported combined sales of $751 billion. These companies grew slightly more than the average, at 8.6 percent, and were particularly strong when it comes to turning sales into profit....
Bratislava – 28 January, 2008 — According to the most recent Deloitte Central Europe Private Equity Confidence Survey, after hitting an all-time high in summer 2007, an expected downturn was seen in October with sentiments following activity and market conditions in major, global Private Equity markets. This can be attributed to the development of financial markets, triggered by a subprime loans bust in the last four months of 2007.
Global Mergers & Acquisitions activity exceeded its 2006 annual figure of USD 3.55 trillion by the end of October 2007, but deals activity was significantly depressed by financial market developments...
Bratislava, January 15 2008 – Retailers from China and Russia entered the list of the world’s 250 largest retailers for the first time in fiscal 2006, according to a new report, 2008 Global Powers of Retail, from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, in conjunction with STORES magazine. According to the report, a total of six retailers from the two countries have entered the Top 250 rankings, including Chinese retailer Bailian Group , which entered the list at number 101. The highest-ranked Russian retailer was X5 Retail Group N.V. (X5) at number 191.
Dr. Ira Kalish, Deloitte Research’s Consumer Business Director, said:...
Bratislava, 14 January 2008 – TMT businesses must increase their security efforts and investments, says the 2007 TMT global security survey from Deloitte. The survey, T reading Water, TMT companies may be averting...
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