M&A Month in Review
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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North America, February 2012
Deals targeting North American businesses decreased in value for the fourth month in a row, sliding 13 per cent from USD 62,291 million last month to USD 54,034 million.
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Middle East, February 2012
Dealmaking in the Middle East took another tumble this month, falling by a massive 82 per cent from USD 2,640 million in January to just USD 463 million.
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Western Europe, February 2012
The value of M&A activity targeting Western European businesses in February 2012 showed an increase on the previous month, and was roughly comparable to the year-ago period. Transaction values rose 25 per cent from EUR 34,243 million in January to EUR 42,724 million.
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Global Private Equity, January 2012
Dealmaking activity featuring private equity funding fell to USD 8,150 million, a decline of 38 per cent from December’s USD 13,081 million. The result was the lowest of the past twelve months by some way.
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Cleantech, January 2012
The value of private equity investment in the cleantech sector has continued to see-saw in the last couple of months, and January 2012 fit in with that trend.
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Iberia, January 2012
The value of private equity investment in Iberian companies grew almost tenfold month-on-month, despite dealmaking activity as a whole decreasing over the period.
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