2010 REFM Mergers & Acquisitions Report

By JP Rodrigues, Director, Agile OAK.

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  In its Mergers and Acquisitions report, JP Rodrigues reviews the major M&A deals that shaped 2010 and the market trends that can be inferred from the latest acquisitions.
  
• REFM service providers have multiple avenues for growth. While outsourcing represents an opportunity to acquire new skills, acquisitions allow service providers to develop their footprint in new geographies and step-in new industry verticals. The article lists the service providers, which recently entered the Real Estate and Facilities Management market and highlights the major deals with a focus on the most active service providers such as ABM and Compass in Europe, North and South America.
  
  
This article includes contributions from Agile OAK’s partners with a particular emphasis on developments in Eastern Europe and China, courtesy of Reality Consult’s Georg Stadlhofer and FacilityONE’s Timon Smith.