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Page 1: Mergers Alliance newsletter 31 august 2011

Mid-­‐Market  M&A  Snapshot...  31st  August  2011    M&A  Outlook:  Negative    Overall  mid-­‐market  deal  volume  in  the  month  of  August  stood  at  234  with  total  value  equating  to  US$23.772bn.  This  is  down  from  August  of  2010  when  there  were  338  deals  (30.8%  decline)  with  a  total  deal  value  of  US$31.347bn  (24.2%  drop)  The  majority  of  transactions  this  month  took  place  in  the  financial  services  and  healthcare  sectors.      Sector  Focus:  Despite  economic  uncertainty  continuing  to  permeate  the  market,  one  industry  that  could  be  looked  upon  to  buck  the  trend  and  yield  solid  M&A  growth  is  the  industrial  technology  sector.  The  growth  premise  is  based  on  the  strength  of  corporate  balance  sheets  with  low-­‐yielding  cash  balances  and  large  pools  of  undeployed  private  equity  capital.  These  technicals  combined  with  the  lack  of  organic  growth  create  a  favourable  dynamic  for  M&A  activity  in  the  industrial  technology  space.    Macro  Snapshot:    The  month  of  August  ended  on  a  somewhat  positive  note  in  the  US  as  markets  rallied  and  gold  pulled  back.  There  is  now  a  growing  expectation  that  another  round  of  stimulus,  in  the  form  of  QE3,  will  be  initiated  by  the  Federal  Reserve.  Consequently,  expect  to  see  another  upswing  in  precious  metals  whilst  stocks  should  also  rise  in  nominal  terms.  In  Europe  manufacturing  activity  experienced  a  precipitous  decline  triggering  fears  that  it  might  push  the  already  precious  economic  bloc  into  a  double-­‐dip  recession        

Regional  Developments  US  Mid-­‐Market:    The  month  of  August  saw  108  deals  take  place  totalling  US$13.4bn  in  value.  This  is  down  24.4%  year  on  year  when  there  were  141  deals.  Total  deal  value  was  also  down  6.8%  when  it  stood  at  US$14.4bn.      Some  of  the  most  noteworthy  cross-­‐border  deals  included  the  acquisition  of  Jimlar  Corporation,  footwear  companies  by    Li  &  Fung  Limited,  the  listed  Hong  Kong  based  export  trading  firm,  foran  estimated  sum  of    US450m.      Elsewhere,  NTT  DoCoMo  Inc,  the  listed  Japan  based  mobile  telecommunications  company,  agreed  to  acquire  the  PacketVideo  Corporation,  the  US  based  wireless  and  digital  home  multimedia  software  and  service  applications  provider,  

from  NextWave  Wireless  Inc,  a  listed  company  engaged  in  the  development  of  next  generation  mobile  broadband  for    US$  111.6m.    Asia  Mid-­‐Market:    Asian  mid-­‐market  M&A  recovered  from  last  months  collapse  in  volume.  30  deals  took  place  (down  31%  year  on  year)  and  total  deal  value  stood  at  US$3.6bn  (down  16%  from  last  year).  The  most  high  profile  cross-­‐border  deal  was  the  purchase  of  baby  nutrition  business  Wockhardt  Limited  by  French  food  giant  Danone  SA  for  US$250m.  The  transaction  marks  Danone's  entry  to  the  Indian  baby  nutrition  market.    EU  Mid-­‐Market:    Deal  malaise  continued  in  the  EU  region  as    68  deals  took  place  compared  to  104  during  the  same  period  last  year  (38%  drop)  whilst  total  deal  vale,  at  US$4.96bn,  was  also  down  from  last  year  when  it  totalled  US$7.99bn  (38%  drop).      One  of  the  most  notable  mid-­‐market  deals  was  the  purchase  of  UK  based  television  production  company  Shed  Media  by  multi-­‐billion  dollar  media  conglomerate  Time  Warner  for  a  consideration  of  US$172m.  Apart  from  the  UK,  most  of  the  EU  deals  were  targeted  at  Germany  and  Spain.      

Looking  Ahead  M&A  in  US  utilities  continues  to  gather  pace.  US$51bn  of  deals  for  utility  firms  took  place  in  H1  2011,  the  most  buoyant  period  since  2007.  This  can  be  partly  attributed  to  the  shale  gas  boom,  which  has  enabled  gas  production  to  rise  and  opened  up  economically  viable  reserves.  It  can  also  be  attributed  to  utility  firms  looking  to  diversify  their  product  portfolio,  specifically  into  cleaner  energies.  Notable  deals  included  Duke  Energy  US$13.7bn  acquisition  of  Progress  Energy  and  AES Dayton  Power  &  Light  for  US$4.7bn.  We  expect  foreign  and  private  equity  interest  to  drive  M&A  even  further  in  this  sector  over  the  coming  18  months.    New  on  Opinions  A  nation  no  longer  governed  by  shopkeepers     After  a  horrendous  2009,  and  marginal  improvement  in  2010,  what  can  the  corporate  education  and  training  

 Click  here  to  read  the  full  report.    Marriage  of  branded  and  private  labels  When  private  labels  (PLs)  were  first  introduced  to  the  marketplace,  it  seemed  like  the  marriage  between  branded  labels  (BLs)  and  PLS  would  be  one  of  mutual  understanding  -­‐  BLs  would  focus  on  tier  one  and  two  consumers  while  PLs  would  focus  on  tier  three  consumers.  Click  here to  read  the  full  report.  

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   Mergers  Alliance  Transaction  Highlights  

   

advised  Stefanutti  Stocks  Limited  on  the  acquisition  of  all  the  shares  in  issue  of  Cycad  Pipelines  (Pty)  Ltd,  and  its  related  properties.  This  company  will  propel  Stefanutti  Stocks  to  the  top  of  the  list  of  contractors  in  the  pipeline  construction  sector  in  sub-­‐Saharan  Africa.  Lead  advisor  was  Pieter  Venter  

   Catalyst  Corporate  Finance  advised  HomeServe  plc  on  the  sale  of  its  Retail  Warranties  Group  to  a  management  buy-­‐out.  HomeServe  plc  is  the  international  home  emergency  insurance  cover  and  domestic  repair  group  with  a  market  capitalisation  of  £1.7bn  and  6,000  employees.  Lead  was  Mark  Humphries  

   In  the  News   Mergers  Alliance  partners  feature  in  Thomson  Financial  list    

 Thomson  Financial,  one  of  resource,  have  issued  their  second  quarter  league  tables  for  2011,  ranking  corporate  finance  firms  by  number  and  value  of  deals.  I  am  delighted  to  announce  that  this  quarter  shows  a  continued  appearance  in  these  tables  by  two  Mergers  Alliance  members  Daruma  and  Bluemind  CF.              

 Award  for  rising  Catalyst  star  

 Emmet  Keating,  Principal  at  MA  UK  partner  firm  Catalyst,  has  won  the  accolade  of  Finance  Professional  of  the  Year  in  leading  Midlands  awards  ceremony,  Birmingham  Young  Professional  of  the  Year.  Emmet,  who  joined  Catalyst  in  2006  and  has  worked  on  market  leading  deals  including  ScriptSwitch,  Aim  Aviation  and  AVF  during  

his  time  with  Catalyst,  was  presented  with  the  award  by  Olympian  Derek  Redmond  during  a  gala  ceremony  at  Birmingham's  International  Conference  Centre       BroadSpan  Capital  expands  across  Brazil    

   Having  gone  from  strength  to  strength,  through  a  tough  global  economy,  BroadSpan  Capital,  the  Mergers  Alliance  partner  firm  that  covers  Central  America,  South  America  and  the  Caribbean,  have  been  through  a  period  of  significant  expansion  across  Brazil.    Responding  to  the  massive  growth,  geographic  size  and  regional  cultural  differences  in  the  Brazilian  market,  BroadSpan  has  endeavoured  to  expand  its  coverage  of  Brazil  through  its  Board  of  Advisors,  consisting  of  ex-­‐Chairmen  and  senior  level  executives  from  industry.  In  addition  to  Rio  de  Janeiro  and  Sao  Paulo,  these  individuals  provide  BroadSpan  with  a  presence  across  the  country,  from  Fortaleza  in  the  Northeast  to  Porto  Alegre  and  Joinville  in  the  South,  Goiania  in  the  Center-­‐West  and  Belo  Horizonte  in  Southeast,  giving  BroadSpan  excellent  geographic  coverage  of  the  country  as  well  as  top  level  access  to  middle  and  large  corporates  across  the  country.