Studie - Financial Deals Industry Insight: Consumer Markets October 2008 – analysis and opinion on merger and acquisition (M&A), private equity, private placement, initial public offering (IPO), secondary offering, and alliance / partnership deals

Synopsis

Analysis and opinion on monthly deal activity, along with the trend for the last six months for merger and acquisition (M&A), private equity, private placement, IPO, secondary offering, and alliance/partnership deals

Introduction

This report contains extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis of monthly deal activity (including strategic alliances) in the packaged food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, personal care, household products, pet care, and tobacco sectors across global markets, with a specific focus on key emerging markets. It offers insights into deal activity, deal rationale, and valuation trends.

Scope

• Insights into deal activity across M&A, private equity, private placement, IPO, secondary offering, and strategic alliance deals
• Analysis on all key sectors, namely packaged food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, personal care, household products, pet care, and tobacco
• Geographical trends by primary regions and by key emerging markets
• Detailed analysis of the deal activity during the month, along with the trend for the last six months by deal volume and value

Highlights

• The consumer markets recorded 54 M&A deals worth $2.3 billion in October, a decrease of 22.9% and 89% in volume and value terms, respectively, over the six-month (April 2008 to September 2008) average. M&A activity in the food segment was largely concentrated in Europe, with a focus on dairy and meat product segments.
• Increasing demand in the snack and bakery food market remained the key driver for M&A activity in the segment. M&A activity in the non-alcoholic beverages segment was driven by the increasing focus on pure and natural beverages.
• M&A activity in the alcoholic beverage segment recorded a decline of 66.7% against the last six-month average. Activity in the personal care segment was focused on the hair and skin care market. The segment also recorded PE investments.


Reason to Purchase

1. Understand which consumer sectors are experiencing the most activity, and which type of investor, and advisor are playing the significant roles
2. Find out how key deals are changing the competitive landscape of your business
3. Find out how companies in consumer markets are raising funds through capital markets, private equity, and private placement deals

Table of Contents



1. Introduction

a. About Financial Deals

b. About this report



2. Mergers and acquisitions (including private equity deals)

c. Monthly roundup

i. Food

ii. Non-alcoholic

iii. Alcoholic

iv. Personal care

d. Volume and value analysis by sectors

e. Volume analysis by geography

i. Global regions (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of World)

ii. Emerging markets (BRIC, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Africa)

f. Value analysis by geography

i. Global regions (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of World)

ii. Emerging markets (BRIC, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Africa)

g. Trend analysis by deal size

h. Trend analysis by deal rationale and deal sub-category

i. Advisory ranking M&A (trailing six months) — financial and legal

j. Private equity firm ranking



3. Public offering

a. Volume and value analysis by geography



4. Private placement

a. Volume and value analysis by geography



5. Alliance / Partnership deals monthly roundup



6. Valuation trend: comparison across key sectors



7. Advisory ranking for all deals (trailing six months) — financial and legal



8. Appendix

a. Definition

b. Disclaimer

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