Deal Drivers North America - FY 200725 February 2008

This report provides an analysis of North American M&A activity and trends for FY 2007. The market is analysed as a whole, and across eight key industry sectors. It also features advisory league tables for investment banks, law firms and PR advisers, as well as mid market practitioners.

As well as drawing on data and analysis from mergermarket's world class editorial and research teams, the report incorporates insights from leading firms in the M&A arena: Merrill Corporation and Morrison & Foerster.

Deal Drivers provides a valuable and clear view of North American M&A activity in the year to date, as well as expectations for the market in the future.

Table of Contents

1. Forewords

2. Heat Chart

3. All Sectors

4. Some Lessons from 2007: The Year of the MAC

5. Financial Services

6. Industrials, Manufacturing & Engineering

7. Energy, Oil & Gas

8. Consumer

9. Technology

10. Media

11. Telecom

12. Life Sciences

13. Canada

14. West Coast

15. Mid-West

16. New England

17. Latin America

18. About our Sponsors

19. Notes

20. Contacts

Although this year had some amazing M&A highs and lows, 2007 ended with a surprisingly big bang, as foreign investors and large corporations leapt to take advantage of the weak dollar and downturn in the US market. mergermarket data echoes that sentiment. Although deal value dropped off substantially after the first half, deal volume dipped only slightly. Financial Services trumped Energy in terms of overall deal value for the year, with Industrials coming in third. Industrials represented the most deal volume at 18.7%, versus 12.4% for business services and 12% for technology.

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