Deal Drivers UK10 March 2008

In this our second edition of Deal Drivers UK, we at PKF commissioned mergermarket’s research and editorial staff to explore the current health of UK M&A across five key industry verticals using their comprehensive deal data. At the same time, mergermarket was again given access to our leading Corporate Finance partners across the six main regions. In the resulting interviews, they reveal their thoughts on the key upcoming challenges and opportunities in 2008.

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

Despite last summer’s credit crunch, the UK market still accounted for a quarter of overall M&A in Europe in 2007, both in terms of the value and volume of deals taking place. Furthermore, while deal flow in certain sectors slowed in the second half of the year, in other sectors there was less of a marked difference, with a strong rebound in performance registered in the final quarter in many key areas.

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

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