DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7efc9d/financial_deals_in) has announced the addition of the "Financial Deals Industry Insight: Consumer Markets 2008" report to their offering.

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

- Analysis through two deliverables analyst opinion on key deals (PDF brief), and monthly roundup with analysis of trends and drivers (PowerPoint)

- Insights into deal activity across M&A, private equity, private placement, IPO, secondary offering, and strategic alliance deals

- Insights across key sectors, namely packaged food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, personal care, household products, pet care, and tobacco

- 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 foods segment witnessed increased M&A activity in the emerging markets, accounting for 38.5% of the total deals recorded in the segment. The frozen food segment in Europe recorded significant private equity interest which may trigger consolidation.

- The consumer markets sector recorded 61 M&A deals in July, a decrease of 11.2% over the six month (Jan 2008-Jun 2008) average. In value terms, the consumer markets sector recorded M&A transactions worth $7.7 billion, a significant decrease of 62.1% over the last six month average.

- Public offerings remained steady over the six month average (in volume terms). Uncertainty in the economic growth and continuing high inflation rates may impact the fund raising activity of the companies through public markets in the short term.

Reasons to Purchase

- Understand which consumer sectors are experiencing the most activity, and which type of investor and advisor are playing the significant roles

- Find out how key deals are changing the competitive landscape of your business

- Find out how companies in consumer markets are raising funds through capital markets, private equity, and private placement deals

Key Topics Covered:

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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Source: Datamonitor

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