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Financial Services Deal Insights, January 2008

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Datamonitor
Published: March 2008
Product Code: R313-31241
Description
Introduction

M&A activity in the financial services sector requires all players to have understanding of deal dynamics. This analysis provides a comprehensive look at all M&A, public offerings, and venture finance activities in the for the month of January 2008

Scope

Insight into recent M&A activity in the financial services sector throughout the world. Covers mergers and acquisitions, public offerings (both IPO and secondary offerings) and venture finance Includes a detailed appendix covering top legal advisors, financial advisors, top private equity firms, and top venture capital firms

Highlights

Consolidation in the securities and commodity exchanges sector continued in January, while commercial banking witnessed increased M&A activity in emerging markets The sub-prime crisis has driven M&A and private placement activity in the mortgage lending segment with significant participation from private equity and sovereign funds The Financial Services sector recorded 179 M&A deals in January 2008, an increase of 1.1% on month-on-month basis

Reasons to Purchase

Track major deals among your competitors and plan your acquisition strategy accordingly Understand which sectors in the financial services industry have proven the most attractive to investors, and identify the key deal makers.

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DATAMONITOR VIEW
CATALYST
SUMMARY
ANALYSIS
Consolidation in the securities and commodity exchanges sector continued in January, while commercial banking witnessed increased M&A activity in emerging markets
The sub-prime crisis has driven M&A activity in the mortgage lending segment, with significant participation from private equity and sovereign funds
The financial services sector recorded 179 M&A deals in January 2008, an increase of 1.1% on a month-on-month basis
Mega deals continued in January 2008, taking the month's total to $45.5 billion, an increase of 137% on a month-on-month basis
Valuation may come down in the financial services sector
In value terms, financial services companies raised $5.2 billion in January through public offerings, an increase of 20.9% on a month-on-month basis
Companies have been raising capital through private placements to overcome losses incurred in sub-prime lending
APPENDIX
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Disclaimer
List of Tables
Table 1: Top legal advisors by value (August 2007 to January 2008)
Table 2: Top financial advisors by value (August 2007 to January 2008)
Table 3: M&A top legal advisors by value (August 2007 to January 2008)
Table 4: M&A top financial advisors by value (August 2007 to January 2008)
Table 5: Top private equity firms by value (August 2007 to January 08)
List of Figures
Figure 1: Deal volume trend in the financial services sector, August 2007 to January 2008
Figure 2: Deal value trend in the financial services sector ($ bn), August 2007 to January 2008
Figure 3: M&A trend by deal size, August 2007 to January 2008
Figure 4: Sector analysis by deal multiple
Figure 5: Public offering activity by geography, August 2007 to January 2008
Figure 6: Public offering activity by geography, August 2007 to January 2008
Figure 7: Private placement deal activity by geography, August 2007 to January 2008
Figure 8: Private placement deal activity by geography, August 2007 to January 2008
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