Financial Services Deal Insights, March 2008

Publication Date	May 2008
Publisher	Datamonitor
Product Type	Brief
Pages	7
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	DAT11770

Price

£6,995.00
approximately: $12,079 | €8,881

PDF

PRINT £7,045 ($12,165 | €8,945)

Order above formats by FAX

Summary

Introduction

M&A activity in the financial services sector requires all players to have understanding of deal dynamics. This analysis provides a comprehensive look at all M&A, public offerings, and venture finance activities in the for the month of March 2008

Scope

Insight into recent M&A activity in the financial services sector throughout the world. Covers mergers and acquisitions, public offerings (both IPO and secondary offerings) and venture finance. Includes a detailed appendix covering top legal advisors, financial advisors, top private equity firms, and top venture capital firms.

Highlights

The financial services sector recorded 162 M&A deals in March, a decrease of 24.4% compared with the six-month (Sept 2007 to Feb 2008) average M&A activity in the investment/asset management segment continued, with a focus on Europe and emerging markets. Meanwhile, the sub-prime crisis claimed Bear Stearns The commercial banking segment witnessed increased M&A activity in emerging markets, with established players looking at ways to drive growth

Reasons to Purchase

Track major deals among your competitors and plan your acquisition strategy accordingly. Understand which sectors in the financial services industry have proven the most attractive to investors, and identify the key deal makers.

Content

Overview
Catalyst
Summary
Analysis
- The value of public offerings in March was down 68.1% on the six-month average
- Nevertheless, Visa's IPO raised $19.65 billion, making the offering a rare success story in the current climate
- in the investment management space, the liquidity crisis has hit some players hard
- Bear Sterns became the biggest casualty of the crisis, but JPMorgan's bailout has calmed investors' jitters, for now
- M&A activity in emerging markets continues to be the focus in the retail and commercial banking sectors
- GE Money and Banco Santander's deals see GE return to its commercial roots, while Santander makes a strong push into consumer finance in Europe
Appendix
- Definitions
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
List of Figures
- Figure 1: The Fed's intervention has bolstered the US stock market