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. Crisis and opportunity in the Brazilian Consumer sector
3. Does size matter?
4. AOL, Time Warner and Internet focused M&A
5. North America
6. Latin America
7. Asia-Pacific
8. China
9. Japan
10. Australia
11. Europe
12. UK
13. Germany
14. France
15. Italy
16. Benelux
17. Iberia
18. Nordic
19. CEE/CIS
20. Russia
Despite a number of well-publicised transactions coming to market of late, deal volumes over May were actually the lowest so far this year, with just 630 transactions being announced over the period. However, May's low deal turnover is more a sign of the times as opposed to anything more meaningful – average monthly deal volumes for the first five months of the year equates to 646 transactions compared to a mean of 1243 for the same period last year.
Although the global M&A market is now beginning to show that it has adjusted to the new economic reality, rain-makers have refused to turn away from the market altogether. Indeed, a look at some of last month's most notable deals suggests that the current market uncertainty has stiffened their resolve to get the deal done regardless of external circumstances.
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We hope you find this report useful and we would particularly welcome any feedback or questions you might have.
April 29, 2010, Grand Hyatt Sao Paulo, Brazil