Financial Services Deal Insights, May 2008: Industry Report

Financial Services Deal Insights, May 2008

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Datamonitor
Published: July 2008
Product Code: R313-34298

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 May 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

The retail and commercial banking segment recorded M&A transactions worth $44.2 billion in May, an increase of 216.8% over the six-month average (Nov 2007Apr 2008). The segment accounted for 80% of the total M&A deal value in the financial services industry in May.

Deal activity in Latin America and Africa recorded a significant increase of 69.2% over the trailing six-month average and an increase of 226.7% on a month-on-month basis. In contrast, M&A activity in BRIC registered a decline of 16.3% over the six-month average. However on a month-on-month basis it recorded an increase of 25%.

The retail banking segment recorded six private placementss, up from four transactions recorded last month but well below the 13 transactions recorded in March 2008. Companies in the capital markets and brokerage segment recorded five transactions; significantly higher than the previous six-month average of about 2.3 deals.

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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Table of Contents

Overview
Catalyst
Summary
Analysis: Westpac and St.George are set to merge into Australia's largest bank; Are we finally seeing some consolidation in the German banking sector?; BlackRock buys distressed assets from UBS
Appendix: Definitions; Ask the analyst; Datamonitor consulting; Disclaimer

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