Not much more than a year has passed since the then-15 year old Swedish girl Greta Thunberg began spending her school days outside Sweden’s parliament. Holding a sign saying “School strike for climate”, she called for stronger action on global warming.

While recent meetings in Europe between Prime Minister Johnson and his counterparts in Brussels, Germany and France may have brought increased hope that a revised deal can be negotiated for Britain’s departure from the EU, it is still the case that a ‘No Deal’ exit remains a distinct possibility. This would see the UK leave the EU at the expiry of the Article 50 extension, at 11 p.m. on 31 October.

While M&A activity in Europe has declined markedly year to date, deal value in the U.S. has remained relatively strong compared to last year.

Shareholder activism has made massive inroads into Japan over the last four years. In 2018, the number of activist campaigns in Asia surpassed the number across Europe for the first time, with Japan accounting for the majority of cases in Asia.

The digital revolution and the rise in smartphones, blockchain and artificial intelligence is reshaping the business world. As a result, we are seeing the emergence of a new trend that is threatening to disrupt these technologies and how we use them – that of data ethics.

When it comes to American activism, is your company prepared? Kekst CNC recently attended The Deal Corporate Governance in Europe Conference, to answer that exact question.

Ola Rembe, former global head of Brand & Communication at Ericsson, will become a Director at Kekst CNC from January 1, 2020.

Kekst CNC was awarded the title of European “M&A PR Firm of the Year” at The Deal Awards Europe 2019 in London. That is in addition to receiving the awards for European “Private Equity Deal of the Year” and “Energy & Industrials Deal of the Year”.

London, 2 Oct 2019 – Kekst CNC, the global strategic communications firm, today announces the appointment of Sir Robbie Gibb as a senior adviser to the group.