In the first half of June, the UK economy suffered another blow. Global soda ash producer, WeSoda, made the decision to pull out of its $7.5bn London IPO, citing a lack of investor demand, leading to criticism of UK investors for being unduly conservative and tight-fisted with their cash.
However, there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon in the public M&A arena, in the form of some recent promising, high-value transactions.
