Month in Review
Iberia, April 2012
The volume and value of deals targeting companies based in Spain and Portugal slid in April to 79 and EUR 4,025 million, respectively. This represents a month-on-month decline of 26 per cent in value, while the number of deals halved from 157 to 79. The percentage drop is almost identical to the year-ago period, when value stood at EUR 5,692 million and volume was also 157.
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North America, April 2012
Deal activity involving companies based in North America fell again this month, after rallying in March. Data for April showed that USD 53,357 million of transactions took place in the region, 42 per cent lower than the USD 91,871 million last month.
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Western Europe, April 2012
The volume and value of deals targeting Western European businesses in April 2012 was down on the previous two months. Transaction value fell 8 per cent from EUR 47,718 million in March to EUR 43,954 million, and was 30 per cent down on February’s figure of EUR 62,705 million, which marked the year’s high so far.
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Middle East, April 2012
The encouraging signs shown in Middle Eastern M&A activity in the first quarter of the year have not been sustained, as figures for April show a marked decline on the previous month.
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Private Equity, March 2012
The value of private equity investment globally fell this month, having shot up in February. Dealmaking activity in March stood at USD 19,783 million, a dip of 14 per cent from last month’s USD 22,937 million, which had been the highest since July 2011. This month’s figure was also substantially less than the USD 29,005 million recorded in the year-ago period.
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Cleantech, March 2012
Private equity, venture capital and development capital dealmaking in the cleantech sector fell for the third month in a row, continuing the downward trend since December’s high-point of USD 2,696.
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Iberia, March 2012
Deals targeting companies based in Spain and Portugal were worth an aggregate EUR 5,368 million in March, which was down slightly on the EUR 5,889 million figure for the preceding month, but half the EUR 10,687 million recorded in the year-ago period.
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Global Private Equity, February 2012
Private equity dealmaking saw a massive increase this month, from USD 8,544 million to USD 20,569 million. The figure is also up on the year-ago period, when value stood at USD 19,889 million.
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Cleantech, February 2012
Private equity investment in the cleantech sector has taken another dip, although the number of deals done has remained more or less in line with the last six months.
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Iberia, February 2012
In February 2012 the volume of Iberian deals fell by 33 per cent to 100, compared with the 150 deals recorded in January. Conversely, total deal value increased, rising from EUR 3,612 million in January to EUR 4,294 million in February, suggesting that average considerations have recovered slightly.
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