Deal Drivers UK16 October 2007

In an attempt to investigate ever deeper into the Europe’s leading M&A territory, PKF commissioned mergermarket to explore the current health of UK M&A across five key industry verticals, using comprehensive deal data. At the same time mergermarket were given access to PKF's leading Corporate Finance partners across the UK's six main regions. In the resulting interviews, they reveal their thoughts on the key upcoming challenges and opportunities facing the UK M&A market.

Table of Contents

Foreword

UK Sectors

Hotels & Leisure

Business Services

Food

Real Estate

Manufacturing

UK regions

The South East

The Midlands

The North

Scotland

The South West and Wales

East Anglia

About PKF

The UK market continues to provide the heartbeat for overall M&A in Europe, both in terms of the scale and volume of deals taking place. Alongside an established domestic culture of deal making, UK corporate finance professionals and overseas buyers – both financial and strategic – continue to broker M&A deals with UK companies. Most recently, however, the summer of 2007 saw signs that the frantic pace of deal making of the past few years might be causing the UK M&A market a few palpitations...

We hope you enjoy the first edition of this report and welcome your feedback ahead of the next edition in spring 2008.

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