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

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.

Report Highlights
• The consumer markets sector recorded 55 M&A deals in August, a decrease of 19.9% over the six-month (Feb 2008–Jul 2008) average; in value terms, the consumer markets sector recorded M&A transactions worth $2.02bn, a steep decrease of 90.4% against the last six-month average.
• M&A transactions in the food sector were focused on dairy and meat product segments, with activity driven by overseas expansion and consolidation in mature markets. North American market indicates a shift towards health food products, while European snack and bakery markets witnessed private equity interest, driven by attractive growth prospects.
• Valuations in the consumer sector are likely to remain steady in the medium term, despite the recent developments in the financial services market arising due to sub-prime crisis and weak economic growth outlook, as consumer markets are considered to be defensive.
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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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