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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS M&A activity falls, values rise  The number of firms engaging a mergers and acquisitions solicitor service in the first half of 2011 fell from the same period in 2010, figures indicate. However, the value of deals actually increased over the same timescale, according to data released by Experian. The number of transactions across the UK dipped 15 per cent year-on-year, but there was a seven per cent increase in their value, to over £100 billion. Wendy Smith, business development manager at Experian Corpfin, says the figures suggest that "a degree of tentativeness" remains in the market. "This is further impacted by the fact that there are fewer business insolvencies to create opportunities and liquidity in the market and, to some extent, the fact that vendors still have high expectations on price," she added. Business organisations in the UK believe merger activity could be stimulated by deregulating deals worth under £5 million. The CBI said such a measure would mean companies would not get "bogged down" with costs and red tape. Posted by Alex McLean 
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