Monthly M&A Insider: February06 April 2008

This is the definitive crib sheet to see what is happening in global M&A. This edition comprises of over 200 pages of comment, data and statistics on the key issues in key M&A territories.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Is Asia the answer?

3. 2008 signals the start of new tax reforms in Germany

4. European private equity buyouts jolted out of hibernation

5. Bowne Case Study: Bell Canada Enterprises

6. North America

7. Latin America

8. Asia-Pacific

9. China

10. Japan

11. Australia

12. Europe

13. UK

14. Germany

15. France

16. Italy

17. Benelux

18. Iberia

19. Nordic

20. CEE/CIS

21. Russia

A new year, a new face for M&A A new year is supposed to symbolise new beginnings, and this may ring true for M&A in 2008. 2007 saw some of the biggest deals of our time amongst the uncertain undertone of the global credit crunch. Globally 2008 seems to have brought a more conservative tone, with 1423 deals with a total value of €288.2bn in the period from 1 January to 27 February 2008, compared to 2332 deals at a total value of €393bn during the same period in 2007, according to mergermarket data. However, it is clear that M&A has adapted to the changing space with several large deals in the pipeline and a changing attitude towards less reliance on large piles of debt. You could say it is a matter of different playing field – same game...

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