A MERGERMARKET REPORT ON GLOBAL M&A ACTIVITY
MONTHLY M&A INSIDER
JUNE 2015
. CONTENTS
03 GLOBAL OVERVIEW
11 NORTH AMERICA
18 C&S AMERICA
25 EUROPE
32 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
39 ASIA-PACIFIC (excluding Japan)
46 JAPAN
53 ABOUT MERRILL CORPORATION
& MERRILL DATASITE
55 MERRILL CORPORATION
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GLOBAL OVERVIEW
. GLOBAL OVERVIEW
May was relatively quiet on the M&A front this year. Global deal values rose slightly to
US$348.1bn, up 14.5% from April’s US$304bn, and 27% from May 2014’s US$274.1bn.
Conversely, volume fell to 984 deals, down 8.5% from April’s 1,075 transactions, and 30.9%
from May 2014’s 1,425 deals.
The trend toward higher valuations also
marked the month’s top deal. Charter
Communications’ US$77.8bn revival of its
lapsed deal with Time Warner Cable to
acquire its cable systems re-united a leading
broadband provider with the cable services
giant. Last year’s deal had been contingent
on the closing of Time Warner Cable’s
US$68.5bn deal with Comcast, which was
the top announced deal of 2014.
However,
increased anti-trust scrutiny from the US
Justice Department led to the transaction’s
ultimate termination, lapsing with it the
Charter transaction and another with
Liberty Broadband Corporation last April.
Despite that, megadeals lost little momentum,
particularly in the Technology, Media &
Telecommunications (TMT) sector. Though tied
with Pharma, Medical & Biotech (PMB) with
three deals in the top 10, TMT took the cake by
sheer value. The combined worth of the top two
global transactions, both in TMT, amounted
to US$112.7bn, 58.5% of the month’s top 10
overall value.
Meanwhile, PMB’s collective
value across all deals was US$29.6bn, 14.3%
of the top 10 global transactions.
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Key Stats
984 deals valued at US$348.1bn
up 27% by value with 441 fewer
deals compared to 1,425 deals worth
US$274.1bn in May ‘14
Private equity has remained more or less
stable. Global buyouts fell by 2.9% in total
value to US$25.5bn this May, down from
US$26.2bn in May 2014, and by 3.3% from
April 2015. Exits also fell, to US$37bn,
decreasing by 3.4% from US$38.3bn compared
to May 2014, but was up slightly by 6.2% from
US$34.8bn in April of this year.
It is unclear if
the rest of the year will result in an evening out
following last year’s post-recession correction
period or if it will lead to any major changes
in M&A values and volumes.
Top sector
TMT saw 190 deals worth
US$158.7bn, up 71.7%
by value compared to 266
deals worth US$92.4bn
in May ‘14
Top Financial Adviser
Bank of America Merrill
Lynch ranked first with 13
deals worth US$144.9bn,
compared to 12 deals worth
US$110.7bn in May ‘14
The US hosted the most global M&A
transactions, sweeping eight of the top
10 spots, adding up to US$175.6bn – 50.4%
of the month’s total value. Improvements in
the US economy, indicated by factors including
housing sales and job growth, could mark
the continuation of steady M&A transactions
in the coming months. Uncertainty over
Greek debt payments, the decline of China’s
manufacturing sector, and continued political
unrest in Russia have put the country in the
M&A spotlight.
How much American business
continues to affect and be affected by global
events, however, remains to be seen.
Top Legal Adviser
Skadden Arps Slate
Meagher & Flom ranked
first with 19 deals worth
US$150.3bn, compared
to 14 deals worth US$19
in May’14
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GLOBAL M&A TREND
GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY TREND
600
3,000
US$
841.1bn
US$
576.5bn
US$
754.8bn
10,000
US$
598.1bn
1,500
1,000
US$
641.9bn
US$
522.0bn
US$
491.6bn
US$
584.2bn
US$
431.8bn
US$
842.5bn
US$
565.1bn
US$
613.3bn
US$
558.7bn
US$
463.4bn
US$
447.0bn
2012
2013
US$
652.2bn
Q1
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Q2
Q3
Q4
US$
506.8bn
5,000
US$
246.8bn
US$
US$
275.3bn 288.3bn
US$
329.7bn
US$
306.1bn
US$
272.5bn
US$
298.0bn
1,000
US$
383.6bn
US$
284.0bn
US$
565.8bn
US$
764.7bn
US$
112.3bn
2014
US$
147.9bn
0
0
2011
1,500
100
0
2010
300
200
US$
958.3bn
500
US$
459.9bn
Value (US$bn)
US$
710.5bn
Volume
500
0
2010
YTD 2015
Number of deals
US$
477.2bn
2,000
2,000
15,000
Number of deals
Value (US$bn)
2,500
2,500
400
20,000
3,000
500
3,500
Buyout value
2011
Exit value
2012
2013
Buyout volume
2014
YTD 2015
Exit Volume
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REGIONAL BREAKDOWN AS A PROPORTION OF GLOBAL TOTAL M&A VALUE
GLOBAL M&A SECTOR
BREAKDOWN MAY 2015
TMT
Value: US$158.7bn
Number of deals: 190
Market share: 45.6%
Europe
US$37.7bn
352 deals
10.8%
North America
US$236.6bn
287 deals
68.0%
Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan)
US$60.9bn
268 deals
17.5%
Energy, Mining & Utilities
Value: US$44.8bn
Number of deals: 82
Market share: 12.9%
Japan
US$6.3bn
32 deals
1.8%
Pharma, Medical & Biotech
Value: US$39.5bn
Number of deals: 70
Market share: 11.4%
Africa &
Middle East
US$1.5bn
20 deals
0.4%
C&S America
US$5.2bn
25 deals
1.5%
Industrials & Chemicals
Value: US$30.7bn
Number of deals: 201
Market share: 8.8%
Key
Value
(US$bn)
Up/Down
Region
Value
Volume
Value market share
Value %
change
Cross-border
$71.3
21.4%
Domestic
$276.8
Business Services
Value: US$19.8bn
Number of deals: 115
Market share: 5.7%
51.0%
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TOP 10 ANNOUNCED DEALS FOR MAY 2015
Deal value
US$77.8bn
Deal value
US$34.9bn
Deal value
US$13.8bn
Deal value
US$13.7bn
Deal value
US$11.3bn
Deal value
US$11.1bn
Deal value
US$8.3bn
Deal value
US$8.1bn
Deal value
US$7.9bn
Deal value
US$5.8bn
Announced
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Announced
28-May-15
Announced
13-May-15
Announced
13-May-15
Announced
26-May-15
Announced
21-May-15
Announced
6-May-15
Announced
18-May-15
Announced
20-May-15
Announced
21-May-15
Bidder company
Charter
Communications
Inc
Bidder company
Avago Technologies
Ltd
Bidder company
Williams Companies
Inc
Bidder company
Danaher
Corporation
Bidder company
Cheil Industries Inc
Bidder company
CVS Health
Corporation
Bidder company
Endo International
plc
Bidder company
Altice SA
Bidder company
ALFA SAB de CV;
and Harbour Energy
Target company
Broadcom
Corporation
Target company
Williams Partners
LP (42.11% stake)
Target company
Pall Corporation
Bidder company
Alexion
Pharmaceuticals
Inc
Dominant sector
TMT
Dominant sector
Energy, Mining
& Utilities
Target company
Time Warner Cable
Inc
Dominant sector
TMT
Dominant sector
Industrials
& Chemicals
Target company
Samsung C&T
Corporation
Dominant sector
Other
Target company
Omnicare Inc
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
Target company
Synageva
BioPharma
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
Target company
Par Pharmaceutical
Holdings Inc
Seller company
TPG Capital LP
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
Target company
Suddenlink
Communications
(70% stake)
Seller company
BC Partners
Limited; and
Canada Pension
Plan Investment
Board
Target company
Pacific Rubiales
Energy Corp
(81.05% stake)
Dominant sector
Energy, Mining
& Utilities
Dominant sector
TMT
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. LEAGUE TABLES
TOP 20 GLOBAL FINANCIAL ADVISERS
TOP 20 GLOBAL FINANCIAL ADVISERS
VALUE
VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
Deal count
6
Citi
143,444
1
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
141,162
3
9
Credit Suisse
131,161
4
2
Goldman Sachs
128,422
May 2015
May 2014
1
2
Ranking
May 2015
Value
(US$m)
May 2014
Value
(US$m)
% Val.
Change
18
26,690
437.44
1
3
PwC
14
110,708
27.51
2
2
Goldman Sachs
22
17,136
665.41
3
5
Morgan Stanley
98,484
24
27
-3
25
105,920
21.24
4
8
JPMorgan
78,399
23
24
-1
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
8,258
31
33
-2
128,422
25
34
-9
5
4
Morgan Stanley
98,484
24
47,194
108.68
5
12
Credit Suisse
131,161
22
18
4
6
55
LionTree Advisors
89,586
3
1,020
8,682.94
6
1
KPMG
11,851
21
36
-15
7
18
Centerview Partners
88,962
2
6,571
1,253.86
7
7
Citi
143,444
18
25
-7
8
97
Guggenheim Partners
83,683
3
365
22,826.85
8
11
Rothschild
6,141
17
20
-3
9
-
Allen & Company
81,728
2
-
-
9
13
Lazard
9,998
15
17
-2
10
5
JPMorgan
78,399
23
43,640
79.65
10
6
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
141,162
14
25
-11
11
7
Barclays
73,029
10
22,951
218.20
11
10
Deutsche Bank
49,285
13
20
-7
12
19
Evercore Partners
66,686
9
6,093
994.47
12
18
Nomura Holdings
8,833
12
12
0
13
8
Deutsche Bank
49,285
13
18,652
164.23
13
14
Barclays
73,029
10
16
-6
14
32
HSBC
40,737
5
2,305
1,667.33
14
15
Jefferies
2,284
10
14
-4
15
-
The Anglo Chinese Group
34,853
1
-
-
15
21
Evercore Partners
66,686
9
11
-2
16
20
UBS Investment Bank
14,139
6
5,928
138.51
16
49
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
2,196
9
4
5
17
13
KPMG
11,851
21
7,891
50.18
17
37
Houlihan Lokey
8,372
7
6
1
18
27
Samsung Securities Co
11,504
2
3,251
253.86
18
23
Moelis & Company
6,090
7
11
-4
19
3
Lazard
9,998
15
72,795
-86.27
19
4
Deloitte
719
7
29
-22
20
21
Nomura Holdings
8,833
12
5,636
56.72
20
9
EY
355
7
23
-16
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TOP 20 GLOBAL LEGAL ADVISERS
VALUE
VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2015
May 2014
Value
(US$m)
Company Name
May 2014
Deal count
Value
(US$m)
Ranking
% Val.
Change
May 2015
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
May 2014
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
1
14
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
150,316
19
18,968
692.5
1
12
White & Case
99,723
23
20
3
2
17
Latham & Watkins
127,158
20
15,398
725.8
2
4
Kirkland & Ellis
96,363
21
30
-9
3
16
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
116,485
12
16,104
623.3
3
1
Latham & Watkins
127,158
20
41
-21
4
19
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
116,085
10
14,908
678.7
4
19
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
150,316
19
14
5
5
22
White & Case
99,723
23
13,003
666.9
5
2
DLA Piper
81,521
17
34
-17
6
23
Kirkland & Ellis
96,363
21
11,427
743.3
6
6
Clifford Chance
7,931
15
29
-14
7
24
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
94,768
11
11,278
740.3
7
5
Jones Day
4,907
15
29
-14
-7
8
79
DLA Piper
81,521
17
1,403
5,710.5
8
13
Allen & Overy
9
3
Sullivan & Cromwell
57,916
7
82,153
-29.5
9
70
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
3,190
13
20
116,485
12
6
10
31
Davis Polk & Wardwell
43,292
8
7,175
503.4
10
11
6
Linklaters
3,514
12
21
-9
11
6
Shearman & Sterling
39,751
9
73,603
-46.0
11
37
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
94,768
11
10
1
12
73
WongPartnership
34,951
2
1,718
1,934.4
12
8
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
9,259
11
21
-10
13
26
Ropes & Gray
26,001
4
9,679
168.6
13
7
King & Wood Mallesons
3,243
11
22
-11
14
34
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
24,360
5
5,639
332.0
14
14
CMS
15
161
Baker Botts
24,033
6
400
5,908.3
15
20
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16
4
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
19,039
4
81,217
-76.6
16
38
Herbert Smith Freehills
44
11
20
-9
116,085
10
14
-4
3,070
10
10
0
17
113
Lee & Ko
11,699
3
724
1,515.9
17
27
Squire Patton Boggs
395
10
12
-2
18
143
Dechert
11,133
3
490
2,172.0
18
21
Shearman & Sterling
39,751
9
13
-4
19
152
O'Melveny & Myers
10,194
5
460
2,116.1
19
94
Ashurst
1,691
9
5
4
20
165
A&L Goodbody
9,730
1
392
2,382.1
20
16
Hogan Lovells International
1,118
9
17
-8
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. NORTH AMERICA
North American M&A skyrocketed in May with 287 deals worth US$236.6bn, the highest monthly
deal value in Mergermarket history. Deal values rose by 46.6% since May 2014 and by 304.8% since
last month. This is largely due to the 54.4% increase in domestic M&A since last May representing
90.3% of total North American M&A at US$213.7bn.
Of the US$236.6bn worth of deals, the TMT
sector had a 58.4% market share followed
by Energy, Mining & Utilities with 14.5%.
Telecommunications and Technology were
sector leaders with deal values of US$86.7bn
and US$41.5bn. This is a result of three of the
top 10 deals being in the TMT space: Charter
Communications’ US$77.8bn acquisition
of New York City-based Time Warner Cable,
a cable telecommunications company; Avago
Technologies’ US$34.9bn acquisition of
California-based Broadcom Corporation,
a fabless semiconductor company; and
Altice SA’s US$7.9bn acquisition of 70%
stake in Suddenlink Communications from
BC Partners.
The Time Warner Cable acquisition is the third
largest deal in TMT in Mergermarket history,
behind Verizon Communications’ US$124bn
acquisition of Verizon Wireless in September
2013 and AT&T’s US$89bn acquisition
of BellSouth Corporation in March 2006.
AT&T’s US$65.5bn acquisition of DIRECTTV
in May 2014 follows the Time Warner
Cable acquisition, solidifying consistency
of megadeals in the TMT space over time.
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However, the Time Warner Cable deal is
facing opposition from public interest groups,
similar to the opposition that led to the lapse
of the Time Warner Cable and Comcast deal,
illuminating the public’s sensitivity to media
and telecommunications megadeals and
their influence on market control.
Energy, Mining & Utilities M&A saw 36
deals worth US$34.3bn in May.
According to
Mergermarket intelligence, midstream in the
Energy, Mining & Utilities sector continues to
be a buyer’s market, confirmed by two of the
top 10 deals being in the midstream space.
Williams Company’s US$13.8bn acquisition
of Oklahoma-based Williams Partners,
an oil and natural gas midstream service
provider, is the third largest deal. Crestwood
Equity’s US$5.6bn acquisition of Texasbased Crestwood Midstream, an owner and
operator of unconventional shale midstream
business, rounds out the top ten.
May and by 29.5% since last month, seen
in the seventh and eighth largest deals:
TPG Capital’s US$8.05bn exit from Par
Pharmaceutical, initially purchased in a takeprivate institutional buyout for US$2.0bn
in 2012; and BC Partners’ US$7.9bn exit
from Suddenlink Communications, initially
purchased for US$6.6bn in a private equitybacked management buyout in 2012.
Key Stats
287 deals valued at US$236.6bn
up 46.6% by value with 227 fewer
deals compared to 514 deals worth
US$161.4bn in May ‘14
Top sector
TMT saw 63 deals worth
US$138.3bn, up 86.6%
by value compared to 109
deals worth US$74.1bn
in May ‘14
Top Financial Adviser
Bank of America Merrill
Lynch ranked first with 11
deals worth US$140.3bn,
compared to 20 deals worth
US$106.5bn in May ‘14
Top Legal Adviser
Skadden Arps Slate
Meagher & Flom ranked
first with 13 deals worth
US$148.6bn, compared to
12 deals worth US$18.4bn
in May ‘14
In the private equity space, buyouts have
dropped by 49.4% since last May and by
53% since last month. Exits, on the other
hand, have increased by 5.9% since last
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NORTH AMERICA M&A TREND
NORTH AMERICA PRIVATE EQUITY TREND
6,000
US$
401.6bn
300
5,000
1,500
250
1,200
1,000
1,200
4,000
US$
264.5bn
US$
158.3bn
US$
163.9bn
US$
196.2bn
2012
2013
100
US$
151.9bn
1,000
US$
232.2bn
50
US$
355.9bn
Q1
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2011
Q2
NORTH
AMERICA
Q3
Q4
2014
US$
105.5bn
US$
111.2bn
US$
143.2bn
US$
165.8bn
US$
129.0bn
US$
US$
US$ 160.0bn 159.5bn
146.4bn
400
US$
52.6bn
0
0
2010
US$
271.4bn
US$
295.2bn
US$
193.1bn
US$
208.4bn
US$
202.0bn
2,000
US$
406.4bn
US$
218.4bn
150
600
US$
333.9bn
US$
263.1bn
US$
175.6bn
300
3,000
US$
225.3bn
600
800
US$
448.1bn
Value (US$bn)
Value (US$bn)
US$
271.3bn
US$
253.0bn
US$
346.3bn
Number of deals
US$
211.0bn
Number of deals
900
200
US$
78.9bn
0
YTD 2015
200
2010
Volume
Buyout value
2011
Exit value
2012
2013
Buyout volume
2014
YTD 2015
Exit Volume
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COUNTRY BREAKDOWN AS A PROPORTION OF NORTH AMERICA TOTAL M&A VALUE
NORTH AMERICA M&A SECTOR
BREAKDOWN MAY 2015
TMT
Value: US$138.3bn
Number of deals: 63
Market share: 58.4%
Energy, Mining & Utilities
Value: US$34.3bn
Number of deals: 36
Market share: 14.5%
Canada
US$8.2bn
23 deals
3.4%
Pharma, Medical & Biotech
Value: US$31.8bn
Number of deals: 20
Market share: 13.4%
Industrials & Chemicals
Value: US$16.9bn
Number of deals: 55
Market share: 7.1%
United States
US$228.5bn
264 deals
96.6%
Value
(US$bn)
Up/Down
Key
Value %
change
Domestic
$213.7
Inbound
$23.0
0.3%
Outbound
$16.2
Region
Value
Volume
Value market share
Business Services
Value: US$5.8bn
Number of deals: 36
Market share: 2.5%
10.7%
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Deal value
US$77.8bn
Deal value
US$34.9bn
Deal value
US$13.8bn
Deal value
US$13.7bn
Deal value
US$11.1bn
Deal value
US$8.3bn
Deal value
US$8.1bn
Deal value
US$7.9bn
Deal value
US$5.8bn
Deal value
US$5.6bn
Announced
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Announced
28-May-15
Announced
13-May-15
Announced
13-May-15
Announced
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Announced
6-May-15
Announced
18-May-15
Announced
20-May-15
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21-May-15
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6-May-15
Bidder company
Charter
Communications
Inc
Bidder company
Avago Technologies
Ltd
Bidder company
Williams Companies
Inc
Bidder company
Danaher
Corporation
Bidder company
CVS Health
Corporation
Bidder company
Endo International
plc
Bidder company
Altice SA
Bidder company
Pacific Rubiales
Consortium
Bidder company
Crestwood Equity
Partners LP
Target company
Broadcom
Corporation
Target company
Williams Partners
LP (42.11% stake)
Target company
Pall Corporation
Target company
Omnicare Inc
Bidder company
Alexion
Pharmaceuticals
Inc
Dominant sector
TMT
Dominant sector
Energy, Mining
& Utilities
Dominant sector
Industrial
& Chemicals
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
Target company
Pacific Rubiales
Energy Corp
(81.05% stake)
Target company
Crestwood
Midstream Partners
LP
Dominant sector
Energy, Mining
& Utilities
Dominant sector
Energy, Mining
& Utilities
Target company
Time Warner Cable
Inc
Dominant sector
TMT
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Synageva
BioPharma
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
Target company
Par Pharmaceutical
Holdings Inc
Seller company
TPG Capital LP
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
Target company
Suddenlink
Communications
(70% stake)
Seller company
BC Partners
Limited; Canada
Pension Plan
Investment Board
Dominant sector
TMT
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TOP 20 NORTH AMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISERS
VALUE
VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
Deal count
8
Citi
140,855
1
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
136,239
3
7
Credit Suisse
4
2
Goldman Sachs
May 2015
May 2014
1
2
Ranking
May 2015
Value
(US$m)
May 2014
Value
(US$m)
% Val.
Change
12
15,567
804.8
1
8
Credit Suisse
128,484
16
13
3
11
106,539
27.9
2
1
Goldman Sachs
120,583
14
25
-11
128,484
16
15,860
710.1
3
5
Morgan Stanley
87,956
14
16
-2
120,583
14
96,295
25.2
4
6
Citi
140,855
12
16
-4
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
5
151
LionTree Advisors
89,586
3
-
-
5
4
JPMorgan
71,199
12
17
-5
6
13
Centerview Partners
88,962
2
6,571
1,253.9
6
2
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
136,239
11
20
-9
7
4
Morgan Stanley
87,956
14
39,951
120.2
7
3
Deutsche Bank
47,934
10
18
-8
8
51
Guggenheim Partners
83,683
3
365
2,2826.8
8
16
Evercore Partners
66,686
9
8
1
9
-
Allen & Company
81,728
2
-
-
9
52
PwC
3,051
9
2
7
10
6
Barclays
73,022
8
18,691
290.7
10
10
Barclays
73,022
8
12
-4
11
5
JPMorgan
71,199
12
35,082
103.0
11
15
Lazard
8,862
7
8
-1
12
16
Evercore Partners
66,686
9
4,336
1,438.0
12
24
Houlihan Lokey
8,372
7
6
1
13
9
Deutsche Bank
47,934
10
15,141
216.6
13
12
Moelis & Company
6,090
7
11
-4
14
3
Lazard
8,862
7
71,301
-87.6
14
9
Jefferies
1,024
6
13
-7
15
118
Houlihan Lokey
8,372
7
-
-
15
13
KPMG
136
6
9
-3
16
24
UBS Investment Bank
7,891
2
1,547
410.1
16
85
GMP Securities
7,729
5
1
4
17
-
BNP Paribas
7,858
2
-
-
17
37
Rothschild
1,033
5
3
2
18
-
PJT Partners
7,858
1
-
-
18
42
Sandler O'Neill & Partners
140
5
3
2
19
60
GMP Securities
7,729
5
266
2,805.6
19
31
75
5
4
1
20
20
Moelis & Company
6,090
7
1,827
233.3
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Capital
Markets
20
22
M&A International
54
5
6
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VALUE
VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2015
May 2014
Value
(US$m)
Company Name
May 2014
Deal count
Value
(US$m)
Ranking
% Val.
Change
May 2015
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
May 2014
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
1
12
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
148,616
13
18,398
707.8%
1
2
Kirkland & Ellis
96,020
19
28
-9
2
17
Latham & Watkins
127,035
17
14,853
755.3%
2
1
Latham & Watkins
127,035
17
31
-14
3
14
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
116,485
12
16,104
623.3%
3
37
White & Case
97,069
14
7
7
4
16
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
116,085
10
14,908
678.7%
4
3
Jones Day
4,687
14
25
-11
5
24
White & Case
97,069
14
9,028
975.2%
5
11
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
148,616
13
12
1
6
21
Kirkland & Ellis
96,020
19
11,327
747.7%
6
41
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
116,485
12
6
6
7
22
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
94,768
11
11,278
740.3%
7
18
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
94,768
11
10
1
8
73
DLA Piper
81,262
10
636
12,677.0%
8
9
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
116,085
10
14
-4
9
3
Sullivan & Cromwell
57,916
7
81,855
-29.2%
9
4
DLA Piper
81,262
10
22
-12
10
27
Davis Polk & Wardwell
43,292
8
6,982
520.1%
10
31
Davis Polk & Wardwell
43,292
8
8
0
11
7
Shearman & Sterling
39,351
6
70,036
-43.8%
11
60
Alston & Bird
8,358
8
5
3
12
58
WongPartnership
34,933
1
1,384
2,424.1%
12
27
Sullivan & Cromwell
57,916
7
8
-1
13
23
Ropes & Gray
26,001
4
9,679
168.6%
13
21
Stikeman Elliott
5,930
7
10
-3
14
30
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
24,360
5
5,527
340.7%
14
22
Goodwin Procter
656
7
10
-3
15
92
Baker Botts
24,033
6
400
5,908.3%
15
29
Shearman & Sterling
39,351
6
8
-2
16
4
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
18,888
3
79,078
-76.1%
16
83
Baker Botts
24,033
6
3
3
17
99
Dechert
11,133
3
393
2,732.8%
17
39
Paul Hastings
6,316
6
7
-1
18
88
O'Melveny & Myers
10,194
5
440
2,216.8%
18
7
Cooley
778
6
18
-12
19
100
A&L Goodbody
9,730
1
392
2,382.1%
19
47
Squire Patton Boggs
251
6
6
0
20
125
Proskauer Rose
8,462
3
265
3,093.2%
20
19
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
24,360
5
10
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May’s M&A activity in C&S America continued to drop, as a result of the region’s continued poor
economic performance. There were only 25 deals valued at US$5.2bn, a 29.7% drop compared to
the same period in 2014 with 39 deals worth US$7.4bn.
Private equity activity gave no indication of
interest in the regional market. There were
no buyout deals, a notable difference from
May 2014 which saw a total of six buyouts
valued at US$935m. On the other hand, exits
increased to three deals valued at US$658m,
when compared to last year, only one exit
valued at US$398m was recorded.
Mexico’s total deal value of US$2.2bn
surpassed Brazil by 8.8%.
Owens-Illinois Inc.,
a US-based glass container manufacturer,
targeted the Mexican glass producing
industry for the second time in two years
by acquiring the food and beverage container
business of Mexico-based Vitro SA de CV
for US$2.2bn, making it the highest valued
deal of the month. Mexico has been slowly
becoming one of the main targets for foreign
investors who seek global expansion to
increase their market reach. Thanks to the
largest valued deal of the month, Industrials
& Chemicals was the highest valued sector
with five deals worth US$2.4bn, gaining
a market share of 45.9%.
Brazil, the most active country by volume,
showed a slight rebound in May despite its
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overall weak economic outlook, with 12 deals
worth US$2.1bn.
Deal value increased by 44%
when compared to May 2014, when Brazil
accounted for 14 deals worth US$1.4bn. Six
target companies from the top 10 deals were
Brazil-based, a sign that the country was
a top investment target for the month, despite
risks. The country’s economy has been falling
into a downward spiral; slow GDP growth
combined with a doubling of the public
deficit and high interest rates have all made
Brazil a very risky investment opportunity.
Additionally, the Brazilian government’s
involvement in a recent corruption scandal
that arose around Petrobras, the most highly
indebted oil and gas producer, forced the
company to divest five different groups
of assets and raising around US$13.7bn.
making it the fifth largest transaction of
the month.
The acquisition is a significant
strategic move for China, enabling the country
to provide services for investment and trading
activities between the two countries, and
ultimately giving Chinese investors sturdier
ground in the Brazilian market.
Key Stats
25 deals valued at US$5.2bn down
30% by value with 14 fewer deals
compared to 39 deals worth US$7.4bn
in May 2014
Top sector
Industrials & Chemicals
saw 5 deals worth US$2.4bn,
up 991.7% by value
compared to 5 deals worth
US$ 218m in May 2014
Top Financial Adviser
Alfaro, Davila y Rios,
and Deutsche Bank
ranked first with 1 deal
worth US$2.1bn
SunEdison and Owens-Illinois are two US
bidders that had a substantial impact in May’s
total deal value, investing almost US$3.4bn
in Brazil and Mexico, 65% of total deal value
with only three deals. China also made an
interesting move this month by purchasing
a Brazilian bank. Bank of Communications,
the China-based state-owned bank, acquired
Brazil-based Banco BBM SA for US$175m,
Top Legal Adviser
Cleary Gottlieb Steen
& Hamilton, Fried Frank
Harris Shriver & Jacobson,
Simpson Thacher &
Bartlett ranked first with
1 deal worth US$ 2.1bn
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C&S AMERICA PRIVATE EQUITY TREND
700
180
12
70
600
135
500
US$
28.7bn
US$
46.0bn
US$
16.5bn
US$
25.4bn
US$
37.7bn
300
Value (US$bn)
90
40
6
45
US$
23.0bn
US$
47.1bn
US$
65.5bn
200
US$
39.8bn
US$
21.3bn
US$
40.4bn
US$
21.8bn
US$
17.8bn
US$
24.8bn
0
US$
7.5bn
US$
14.0bn
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Q4
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2013
2014
US$
6.8bn
US$
3.4bn
US$
3.3bn
US$
7.5bn
US$
7.0bn
US$
2.9bn
10
US$
1.1bn
0
YTD 2015
2010
Volume
Buyout value
2011
Exit value
20
US$
2.8bn
US$
1.3bn
0
2010
US$
7.5bn
2
100
30
US$
X.Xbn
4
US$
18.3bn
US$
10.3bn
2012
Number of deals
400
Number of deals
US$
32.3bn
US$
27.5bn
50
8
US$
28.2bn
US$
28.8bn
Value (US$bn)
60
10
US$
45.0bn
2013
Buyout volume
2014
US$
1.0bn
0
YTD 2015
Exit Volume
20
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C&S AMERICA M&A SECTOR
BREAKDOWN MAY 2015
Industrials & Chemicals
Value: US$2.4bn
Number of deals: 5
Market share: 45.9%
Mexico
US$2.2bn
4 deals
43.2%
Energy, Mining & Utilities
Value: US$1.3bn
Number of deals: 5
Market share: 24.8%
Peru
US$14m
1 deal
0.3%
Brazil
US$2.1bn
12 deals
39.7%
Up/Down
$206m
Inbound
$5.0
-
Region
Value
Volume
Value market share
12.3%
Outbound
Key
Argentina
US$6m
1 deal
0.1%
Value %
change
Domestic
Financial Services
Value: US$225m
Number of deals: 4
Market share: 4.3%
Uruguay
US$35m
1 deal
0.7%
Chile
US$826m
3 deals
16%
Value
(US$bn)
Pharma, Medical & Biotech
Value: US$1.1bn
Number of deals: 5
Market share: 21.3%
Construction
Value: US$105m
Number of deals: 1
Market share: 2.0%
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Deal value
US$2.2bn
Deal value
US$1.1bn
Deal value
US$658m
Deal value
US$524m
Deal value
US$175m
Deal value
US$105m
Deal value
US$97m
Deal value
US$70m
Deal value
US$63m
Deal value
US$55m
Announced
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27-May-15
Announced
07-May-15
Announced
07-May-15
Announced
19-May-15
Announced
04-May-15
Announced
14-May-15
Announced
04-May-15
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Bidder company
Owens-Illinois Inc
Bidder company
GIC Private Limited
Bidder company
SunEdison Inc
Bidder company
SunEdison Inc
Bidder company
Rosneft Brazil
Target company
LAP Holdings BV
Target company
Renova Energia
(336 MW wind and
hydropower assets)
Bidder company
Arconvert Brasil
Ltda
Bidder company
IFCO Systems NV
Target company
Rede D’Or Sao Luiz
SA (15.2% stake)
Bidder company
CMB-Prime
Administradora
General de
Fondos SA
Bidder company
Enaex SA
Target company
Vitro food and
beverage container
business
Bidder company
Bank of
Communications
Co Ltd
Target company
XION Participacoes
(50% stake)
Target company
Rentapack SA
Target company
Sociedad
Concesionaria
Ruta del Limari SA
(49% stake)
Target company
Arjo Wiggins Ltda
Seller company
ArjoWiggins SAS
Seller company
EXSA SA
Dominant sector
Industrials
& Chemicals
Dominant sector
Industrials
& Chemicals
Target company
HRT Participacoes
em Petroleo SA
(Oil and gas deposit
in the Solimoes
region) (49% stake)
Seller company
Vitro S A de C V
Seller company
Banco BTG Pactual
SA; Moll Family
Dominant sector
Industrials
& Chemicals
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
Seller company
Patria Investimentos
Ltda; Banco BTG
Pactual SA; GMR
Energia SA
Dominant sector
Energy, Mining
& Utilities
Seller company
Renova Energia
Dominant sector
Energy, Mining
& Utilities
Target company
Banco BBM SA
(80% stake)
Seller company
Mariani family
Dominant sector
Financial Services
Seller company
Sacyr Concesiones
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HRT Participacoes
em Petroleo SA
Dominant sector
Energy, Mining
& Utilities
Dominant sector
Construction
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VALUE
VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2015
May 2014
1=
-
1=
1
Company Name
Ranking
May 2014
Value
(US$m)
Deal count
Value
(US$m)
% Val.
Change
May 2015
2,150
1
-
-
Alfaro, Davila y Rios
2,150
Deutsche Bank
1
3,609
May 2015
May 2014
Value
(US$m)
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
Banco Itau BBA
1,110
2
3
-1
Banco BTG Pactual
1,057
2
1
1
201
2
-
-
May 2014
Company Name
1
2
-40.4%
2
15
3
-
Goldman Sachs
3
5
Banco Itau BBA
1,110
2
930
19.4%
4
15
Banco BTG Pactual
1,057
2
36
2,836.1%
4=
-
Alfaro, Davila y Rios
2,150
1
-
-
5
-
Goldman Sachs
201
2
-
-
4=
3
Deutsche Bank
2,150
1
2
-1
6
-
Citi
175
1
-
-
6
-
Citi
175
1
-
-
7
-
G5 Evercore
97
1
-
-
7
-
G5 Evercore
97
1
-
-
8
-
Rothschild
26
1
-
-
8
-
Rothschild
26
1
-
-
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VALUE
VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2015
May 2014
1=
2
Ranking
May 2014
May 2015
Value
(US$m)
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
Barbosa, Mussnich & Aragao
752
4
2
2
10
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr.
e Quiroga Advogados
550
2
2
0
3=
3
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
2,150
1
2
-1
3=
-
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
2,150
1
-
-
3=
-
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
2,150
1
-
-
6
-
Demarest
1,066
1
-
-
Value
(US$m)
Deal count
Value
(US$m)
% Val.
Change
May 2015
May 2014
2,150
Company Name
1
3,863
-44.3%
1
11
2
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
1=
-
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
2,150
1
-
-
1=
-
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
2,150
1
-
-
4
-
Demarest
1,066
1
-
-
5
27
Barbosa, Mussnich & Aragao
752
4
50
1,404.0%
6
-
658
Proskauer Rose
1
-
May 2014
-
Company Name
7
20
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e
Quiroga Advogados
550
2
171
221.6%
7
-
Proskauer Rose
658
1
-
-
8=
-
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
524
1
-
-
8=
-
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
524
1
-
-
8=
-
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
524
1
-
-
8=
-
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
524
1
-
-
8=
24
Veirano Advogados
524
1
101
418.8%
8=
25
Veirano Advogados
524
1
1
0
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European deal activity in the first five months of 2015 has experienced an enthusiastic start with
a 12% increase in total M&A transaction values reaching US$386.6bn compared to US$345.3bn
recorded in the same period last year. This marks the highest total deal values for the first five
months of a year since the US$411.9bn reached in 2008.
Although keeping up a healthy level of
activity, May has been a subdued month for
acquisitions in Europe. After April deals
totalled an astonishing US$163.1bn, May
only recorded US$37.7bn of total transaction
value. This was mainly due to a lack of mega
deals (deals exceeding US$10bn) announced
during May, compared to three in April 2015,
including the US$80.6bn acquisition of BG
Group by Royal Dutch Shell which was the 6th
largest transaction on Mergermarket record
(since 2001).
The most active country in Europe for the
month of May was the UK, even after a
significant 82.2% fall from US$90.2bn to
US$16.1bn in total transaction values.
Germany
has picked up, increasing its deal activity by
282.2%, from only US$811m in deals in April
to US$3.1bn in May. France on the other hand
saw a dramatic decrease from US$20bn of
total deal values in the previous month to a
small US$3.1bn in May, representing an 84.5%
contraction in M&A activity.
Inbound activity targeting European
companies increased in May by 33.9%
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representing a decrease of 39% compared
to the US$10bn in May 2014.
(reaching US$16.2bn) compared to the
US$12.1bn deals announced in May last year.
The most active investors in Europe were
traditionally US companies, which exceeded
the US$5.7bn investments in May 2014 by
15.8%, spending US$6.6bn in May 2015.
May 2015 marked a slowdown in European
M&A, recording the lowest deal values for
a May month since year 2010. Even though
companies’ cash reserves and commitments
remain high and debt financing is available
on very favourable terms at the moment,
uncertain economic long term recovery across
Europe and a falling euro currently negatively
impact boardroom confidence.
Europe is
nevertheless expecting increased investments
already seen from US and Greater China,
targeting healthcare assets in the UK and
Ireland, industrials in Germany, luxury goods
in Italy, and financial services in Belgium.
Although outbound deals fell by 16.3%
from US$24.6bn in May 2014 compared
to US$20.6bn in May 2015, there was an
increase of 212.1% in investments outside
of Europe compared to April this year
(US$6.6bn). This might be due to a stabilizing
Euro, which seems to have rebounded
after an all-time low in March. The largest
outbound investment was made by the
Ireland-based Endo International, which
acquired the US-based Par Pharmaceuticals
for US$9.7bn.
349 deals valued at US$37.7bn
up 20.2% by value with 178 fewer
deals compared to 527 deals worth
US$47.3bn in May ‘14
Top sector
Consumer saw 53 deals
worth US$6.1bn, down
39.1% by value compared
to 65 deals worth
US$10bn in May ‘14
Top Financial Adviser
JPMorgan ranked first with
15 deals worth US$31bn,
compared to 8 deals worth
US$23.6bn in May ‘14
Top Legal Adviser
Ropes & Gray ranked
first with 3 deals worth
US$17.7bn, compared
to 3 deals worth
US$1.1bn in May ‘14
The sector M&A activity has been very evenly
distributed in the current month, with the
top five sectors in Europe all having a market
share between 9.3%-16.2%.
The consumer
sector has been the most active one with total
deal values reaching US$6.1bn contributing to
16.2% of the deal activity during May, however
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EUROPE PRIVATE EQUITY TREND
1,000
8,000
200
1,200
150
900
100
600
7,000
US$
209.6bn
800
6,000
US$
135.0bn
Value (US$bn)
US$
166.7bn
4,000
US$
111.9bn
400
US$
152.2bn
200
US$
147.9bn
3,000
US$
311.8bn
US$
242.1bn
US$
187.4bn
US$
198.4bn
US$
114.5bn
US$
184.3bn
US$
127.5bn
US$
171.9bn
US$
136.3bn
US$
200.6bn
US$
177.9bn
US$
185.8bn
0
2,000
50
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2012
Q4
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2013
2014
US$
92.1bn
US$
113.5bn
US$
94.8bn
US$
111bn
US$
94.3bn
300
US$
84.5bn
US$
36.9bn
US$
52.6bn
0
YTD 2015
0
2010
Volume
EUROPE
US$
96.3bn
US$
139bn
US$
131bn
1,000
0
2010
US$
172bn
Number of deals
US$
243.1bn
US$
158.3bn
US$
201.1bn
Number of deals
US$
250.9bn
Value (US$bn)
5,000
600
Buyout value
2011
Exit value
2012
2013
Buyout volume
2014
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EUROPE M&A SECTOR
BREAKDOWN MAY 2015
Consumer
Value: US$6.1bn
Number of deals: 53
Market share: 16.2%
United Kingdom
US$16.1bn
88 deals
42.9%
France
US$3.1bn
36 deals
8.2%
Value
(US$bn)
Up/Down
Value %
change
Domestic
$21.3
Inbound
$16.2
Italy
US$3bn
29 deals
7.9%
Key
Region
Value
Volume
Value market share
4.1%
$20.4
Energy, Mining & Utilities
Value: US$3.9bn
Number of deals: 14
Market share: 10.5%
Germany
US$3.1bn
50 deals
8.2%
13.8%
Outbound
Business Services
Value: US$5.2bn
Number of deals: 48
Market share: 13.9%
Benelux
US$1.8bn
8 deals
4.8%
Iberia
US$2.1bn
24 deals
5.7%
Telecommunications
Value: US$5.8bn
Number of deals: 6
Market share: 15.4%
Norway
US$1.7bn
25 deals
4.7%
Industrials & Chemicals
Value: US$3.5bn
Number of deals: 70
Market share: 9.3%
4.2%
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Deal value
US$4.7bn
Deal value
US$4.1bn
Deal value
US$3.0bn
Deal value
US$1.6bn
Deal value
US$1.2bn
Deal value
US$1.0bn
Deal value
US$977m
Deal value
US$900m
Deal value
US$897m
Deal value
US$801m
Announced
7-May-15
Announced
29-May-15
Announced
15-May-15
Announced
25-May-15
Announced
27-May-15
Announced
19-May-15
Announced
12-May-15
Announced
12-May-15
Announced
26-May-15
Announced
22-May-15
Bidder company
Caisse de Depot
et Placement du
Quebec; Canada
Pension Plan
Investment Board;
Limpart Holdings
Limited; GIC Private
Limited; and Banco
BTG Pactual SA
Bidder company
Equinix Inc
Bidder company
Brait Private Equity
Bidder company
Citycon Oyj
Bidder company
Cinven Limited
Target company
New Look Group
Limited
Target company
Sektor Gruppen AS
Target company
Labco SA
(90% stake)
Bidder company
Antin Infrastructure
Partners SAS
Bidder company
Baxter International
Inc
Target company
Slovak Telekom
as (49% stake)
Target company
Eurofiber Nederland
BV
Seller company
Government of
Slovakia
Seller company
Doughty Hanson
& Co; Reggeborgh
Groep
Target company
Oncaspar product
portfolio of SigmaTau Finanziaria SpA
Bidder company
International
Consolidated
Airlines Group SA
Bidder company
Undisclosed bidder
Target company
Telecity Group Plc
Bidder company
Deutsche Telekom
AG
Dominant sector
TMT
Seller company
NorgesGruppen
ASA; Varner Invest
AS; and Anker
Properties AS
Dominant sector
Consumer
Target company
Hutchison 3G
UK Limited
(32.98% stake)
Seller company
Apax Partners
LLP; and Permira
Advisers LLP
Dominant sector
Real Estate
Seller company
3i Group Plc; Natixis
Private Equity; TCR
Capital; and CM-CIC
Investissement
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
Dominant sector
TMT
Dominant sector
TMT
Seller company
Sigma-Tau
Finanziaria SpA
Target company
Aer Lingus Plc
Dominant sector
Transport
Target company
Tatneft OAO
(6.09% stake)
Dominant sector
Energy, Mining
& Utilities
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
Dominant sector
TMT
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TOP 20 EUROPE FINANCIAL ADVISERS
TOP 20 EUROPE FINANCIAL ADVISERS
VALUE
VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2014
May 2014
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
May 2014
Deal count
Value
(US$m)
Ranking
% Val.
Change
May 2015
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
May 2014
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
1
3
JPMorgan
31,030
15
23,566
31.7%
1
12
JPMorgan
31,030
15
8
7
2
6
Goldman Sachs
23,367
11
15,174
54.0%
2
2
PwC
3,997
15
22
-7
3
13
Barclays
13,839
4
4,896
182.7%
3
5
Rothschild
2,699
12
18
-6
4
7
Deutsche Bank
11,967
4
8,082
48.1%
4
7
Goldman Sachs
23,367
11
14
-3
5
-
Houlihan Lokey
9,730
1
-
-
5
6
Lazard
1,327
11
15
-4
6
1
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
8,601
5
28,247
-69.6%
6
1
KPMG
398
11
23
-12
7
46
BNP Paribas
8,356
3
572
1,360.8%
7
10
Citi
3,975
7
11
-4
8=
31
LionTree Advisors
7,858
1
1,020
670.4%
8
9
Morgan Stanley
3,854
6
12
-6
8=
-
PJT Partners
7,858
1
-
-
9
13
Credit Suisse
2,975
6
7
-1
10
22
HSBC
5,546
3
1,744
218.0%
10
8
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
8,601
5
12
-7
2
11
47
Moelis & Company
4,907
2
542
805.4%
11
33
Jefferies
1,295
5
3
12
72
Greenhill & Co
4,102
1
205
1,901.0%
12
40
Mediobanca
630
5
3
2
13
25
PwC
3,997
15
1,635
144.5%
13
3
EY
110
5
20
-15
14
5
Citi
3,975
7
15,212
-73.9%
14
26
Barclays
13,839
4
4
0
15
-
Jamieson Corporate Finance
3,959
4
-
-
15
14
Deutsche Bank
11,967
4
6
-2
16
2
Morgan Stanley
3,854
6
26,043
-85.2%
16
-
Jamieson Corporate Finance
3,959
4
-
-
17
14
UBS Investment Bank
3,019
2
4,727
-36.1%
17
4
Deloitte
719
4
20
-16
18
80
Altium Capital
2,991
2
137
2,083.2%
18
49
BNP Paribas
8,356
3
2
1
19=
-
Nomura International
2,982
1
-
-
19
31
HSBC
5,546
3
3
0
19=
-
Rand Merchant Bank
2,982
1
-
-
20
47
William Blair & Company
547
3
2
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VALUE
VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2015
May 2015
Value
(US$m)
Company Name
May 2014
Deal count
Ranking
Value
(US$m)
% Val.
Change
May 2015
May 2015
May 2015
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
May 2014
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
1
51
Ropes & Gray
17,706
3
1,059
1,572.0%
1
1
Clifford Chance
7,895
14
24
-10
2
13
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
15,583
5
8,735
78.4%
2
8
Allen & Overy
1,932
12
15
-3
3
4
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
12,546
3
15,954
-21.4%
3
4
Linklaters
3,339
11
18
-7
4=
98
A&L Goodbody
9,730
1
392
2,382.1%
4
9
White & Case
2,881
11
13
-2
4=
-
O'Melveny & Myers
9,730
1
-
-
5
2
CMS
44
11
20
-9
6
23
Latham & Watkins
8,962
6
4,024
122.7%
6
7
DLA Piper
315
10
16
-6
7
174
Mayer Brown
8,012
2
75
10,582.7%
7
10
Eversheds
3,222
8
11
-3
8
2
Clifford Chance
7,895
14
16,878
-53.2%
8
6
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
5,272
7
17
-10
9=
7
Covington & Burling
7,858
1
15,016
-47.7%
9
5
Latham & Watkins
8,962
6
18
-12
9=
-
Franklin Societe d'Avocats
7,858
1
-
-
10
142
Ashurst
464
6
2
4
11
151
Slaughter and May
5,583
4
128
4,261.7%
11
72
Bech-Bruun
441
6
4
2
12
3
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
5,272
7
16,397
-67.8%
12
52
Cuatrecasas, Goncalves Pereira
395
6
4
2
13
22
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
4,102
1
4,127
-0.6%
13
94
Pinsent Masons
371
6
3
3
14
14
Linklaters
3,339
11
6,944
-51.9%
14
12
Hogan Lovells International
15
108
Eversheds
3,222
8
315
922.9%
15
50
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
16
16
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
3,068
3
6,037
-49.2%
16
38
Chiomenti Studio Legale
246
6
10
-4
15,583
5
4
1
597
5
5
0
17
-
Maitland & Co
3,025
2
-
-
17
203
Slaughter and May
5,583
4
1
3
18=
-
DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
2,982
1
-
-
18
27
Weil Gotshal & Manges
1,616
4
6
-2
18=
31
Macfarlanes
2,982
1
2,354
26.7%
19
32
Kirkland & Ellis
1,500
4
6
-2
20
35
White & Case
2,881
11
2,118
36.0%
20
11
Jones Day
1,405
4
10
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May 2015’s lowest monthly value since August 2014 put added strain on the region’s total activity
to-date with 20 deals worth US$1.5bn recorded in May. So far the year has seen US$13.8bn-worth
of deals, representing a 31.8% decrease compared to the same period in 2014. One factor for the
slowdown is the likes of powerhouse countries such as South Africa and Israel increasingly looking
outward for targets.
Outbound activity was particularly strong
in May with six deals worth US$3.4bn,
resulting in a 26.1% increase by deal value
compared to May 2014. Deal activity was
driven solely by South Africa, with the three
deals worth US$3.4bn announced in May
marking the highest monthly outbound deal
value since May 2006.
To date in 2015 there
have been US$5.4bn worth of outbound deals
carried out by South African companies, a
103% increase compared to the same period
in 2014. The bulk of this deal value consisted
of the US$2.9bn acquisition of UK-based New
Look Group by Brait Private Equity, the second
cross-border acquisition by Brait in two
months following the recent acquisition
of UK-based Virgin Active in April.
So far in 2015, Israel has also been
a key driver of outbound M&A activity,
with 15 deals worth US$3.7bn announced,
continuing its status as the most active
acquirer outside of the region in terms
of deal count. The largest of these deals
was the US$3.2bn acquisition of USbased Auspex Pharmaceuticals by Teva
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Pharmaceutical industries.
According
to Mergermarket intelligence, Teva
Pharmaceuticals is currently pursuing
an unsolicited bid for UK-based Mylan for
US$82 per share, with the consideration
to consist of approximately 50% cash and
50% stock. Although the offer has so far
been rejected strongly by Mylan, Teva
is persistently pursuing its target using
extremely strategic tactics.
Energy, Mining & Utilities continues to be
the most targeted sector in the region todate in 2015, with 22 deals worth US$4.9bn
showing an 80.9% increase from YTD 2014.
May was however, a slow month for the
sector, with only one deal worth US$84m
announced, down from four deals worth
US$236m in May 2014, signalling a possible
slowdown in M&A activity in the second half
of the year.
is down by 78.8% compared to May 2014,
it is the highest monthly value targeting
the region this year-to-date, highlighting
growing confidence in Middle East and
Africa’s consumer sector.
Therefore despite a slow month for M&A
in the region, there are signs that regional
powerhouses are becoming more aggressive
when acquiring abroad, reaching record
highs this month due to South Africa’s
activity. Energy, Mining & Utilities is a sector
to watch in the coming months, as it may
be starting to be experiencing a slow-down,
leaving other sectors such as Consumer to
gain more prominence in the M&A market.
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20 deals valued at US$1.5bn down
80.1% by value with 25 fewer deals
compared to 45 deals worth US$7.3bn
in May ‘14
Top sector
Consumer saw 4 deals
worth US$390m, down
78.8% by value compared
to 5 deals worth US$1.8bn
in May ‘14
Top Financial Adviser
JPMorgan ranked first with
2 deals worth US$3.1bn,
compared to 1 deal worth
US$1.7bn in May ‘14
Top Legal Adviser
Linklaters ranked first with
2 deals worth US$3.2bn,
compared to 1 deal worth
US$1.7bn in May ‘14
Consumer was the most targeted sector
in the region in May, with four deals worth
US$390m accounting for 26.9% of the
market share.
Although this deal value
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500
12
80
70
60
10
US$
15.4bn
400
60
50
US$
23.7bn
US$
11.4bn
US$
8.0bn
30
US$
9.0bn
US$
10.5bn
US$
21.6bn
US$
12.7bn
US$
8.8bn
US$
7.1bn
100
US$
2.0bn
0
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Q4
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2013
2014
US$
4.0bn
US$
4.8bn
US$
1.9bn
US$
1.5bn
US$
2.7bn
20
US$
3.7bn
10
US$
1.5bn
US$
1.2bn
0
2010
Buyout value
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& AFRICA
30
0
YTD 2015
Volume
EUROPE
US$
3.6bn
2
US$
10.2bn
0
2010
US$
11.4bn
US$
6.8bn
US$
3.6bn
US$
19.8bn
10
US$
XX.Xbn
4
US$
19.6bn
US$
13.5bn
US$
25.4bn
40
200
US$
6.5bn
20
6
Number of deals
US$
8.2bn
50
300
US$
13.6bn
Value (US$bn)
US$
20.7bn
US$
7.2bn
40
8
Number of deals
Value (US$bn)
US$
12.8bn
2011
Exit value
2012
2013
Buyout volume
2014
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MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA M&A
SECTOR BREAKDOWN MAY 2015
Consumer
Value: US$390m
Number of deals: 4
Market share: 26.9%
Jordan
US$175m
1 deal
12.1%
Industrials & Chemicals
Value: US$225m
Number of deals: 1
Market share: 15.5%
Nigeria
US$440m
2 deals
30.3%
Pharma, Medical & Biotech
Value: US$222m
Number of deals: 2
Market share: 15.3%
Financial Services
Value: US$216m
Number of deals: 4
Market share: 14.9%
South Africa
US$250m
6 deals
17.2%
Key
Value
(US$bn)
Up/Down
Value %
change
Domestic
$421m
89.9%
Inbound
$1.0
67.2%
Outbound
$3.4
Region
Value
Volume
Value market share
Technology
Value: US$191m
Number of deals: 3
Market share: 13.2%
36.1%
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Deal value
US$225m
Deal value
US$215m
Deal value
US$175m
Deal value
US$150m
Deal value
US$130m
Deal value
US$118m
Deal value
US$92m
Deal value
US$86m
Deal value
US$84m
Deal value
US$60m
Announced
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Announced
7-May-15
Announced
12-May-15
Announced
21-May-15
Announced
11-May-15
Announced
20-May-15
Announced
21-May-15
Announced
14-May-15
Announced
7-May-15
Announced
26-May-15
Bidder company
GZ Industries
Bidder company
Unilever Plc
Bidder company
Elbit Systems
Bidder company
Strides Arcolab
Bidder company
Marka PJSC
Bidder company
SunEdison
Target company
Unilever Nigeria
PLC (24.9% stake)
Bidder company
CAl Ahli Bank
of Kuwait
Bidder company
Litha Pharma (Pty)
Target company
Frigoglass
(Glass Operations)
Bidder company
A consortium led by
Standard Chartered
Private Equity
Target company
Aspen Pharmacare
Holdings Limited
(Mauritian business
of six branded
prescription
products)
Target company
BioTherm Energy
(Pty)
Dominant sector
Consumer
Target company
Nice Systems
(Cyber and
Intelligence division)
Target company
Reem Al Bawadi
Group
Seller company
Frigoglass SAIC
Target company
Aspen Pharmacare
Holdings Limited
(Pharmaceuticals
Business Unit)
Bidder company
Equity Group
Holdings
Dominant sector
Leisure
Seller company
BTSA Netherlands
Cooperatie UA
Dominant sector
Industrials
& Chemicals
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Fine Hygienic
Holdings
Seller company
Nuqul Group
Dominant sector
Consumer
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EUROPE
Target company
Piraeus Bank Egypt
SAE (98.5% stake)
Seller company
Piraeus Bank SA
Dominant sector
Financial Services
MIDDLE EAST
& AFRICA
Seller company
Aspen Pharmacare
Holdings Limited
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
Seller company
Nice Systems
Dominant sector
TMT
Seller company
Aspen Pharmacare
Holdings
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
Dominant sector
Energy, Mining
& Utilities
Target company
ProCredit Bank
Congo SARL
(79% stake)
Seller company
ProCredit Holding
AG & Co. KGaA,
DOEN Foundation,
Belgian Investment
Company for
Developing
Countries
Dominant sector
Financial Services
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TOP 20 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA FINANCIAL ADVISERS
VALUE
VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
May 2014
Ranking
May 2015
Deal count
Value
(US$m)
% Val.
Change
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
May 2014
Value
(US$m)
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
3,132
2
1
1
440
2
1
1
1
7
JPMorgan
3,132
2
1,682
86.2%
1
11
JPMorgan
2=
-
Altium Capital
2,982
1
-
-
2
10
Citi
2=
1
Goldman Sachs
2,982
1
3,431
-13.1%
3
-
Jefferies
173
2
-
-
2=
-
Jamieson Corporate Finance
2,982
1
-
-
4=
-
Altium Capital
2,982
1
-
-
2=
-
Nomura International
2,982
1
-
-
4=
5
Goldman Sachs
2,982
1
2
-1
2=
28
PwC
2,982
1
7
42,500.0%
4=
-
Jamieson Corporate Finance
2,982
1
-
-
2=
12
Rand Merchant Bank
2,982
1
688
333.4%
4=
-
Nomura International
2,982
1
-
-
8
5
Citi
440
2
1,749
-74.8%
4=
28
PwC
2,982
1
1
0
9
33
Standard Bank Group
382
1
0
-
4=
8
Rand Merchant Bank
2,982
1
2
-1
10
3
Standard Chartered
225
1
2,135
-89.5%
10
33
Standard Bank Group
382
1
1
0
11=
-
Chapel Hill Advisory Partners
215
1
-
-
11
6
Standard Chartered
225
1
2
-1
11=
-
FBN Capital
215
1
-
-
12=
-
Chapel Hill Advisory Partners
215
1
-
-
13
-
EY
200
1
-
-
12=
-
FBN Capital
215
1
-
-
14
-
Trussbridge
175
1
-
-
14
-
EY
200
1
-
-
15
-
Jefferies
173
2
-
-
15
-
Trussbridge
175
1
-
-
16
-
Mediobanca
150
1
-
-
16
-
Mediobanca
150
1
-
-
17
-
Pinetree Capital
86
1
-
-
17
-
Pinetree Capital
86
1
-
-
18
-
Equity Group Holdings
60
1
-
-
18
-
Equity Group Holdings
60
1
-
-
19
13
Rothschild
50
1
676
-92.6%
19
14
Rothschild
50
1
1
0
20
-
Shore Capital Group
43
1
-
-
20
-
Shore Capital Group
43
1
-
-
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VALUE
VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
May 2014
Ranking
May 2015
Deal count
Value
(US$m)
% Val.
Change
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
May 2014
Value
(US$m)
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
1
1
10
Linklaters
3,157
2
1,682
87.7%
1
21
Linklaters
3,157
2
1
2
-
Eversheds
3,042
2
-
-
2
-
Eversheds
3,042
2
-
-
3=
3
Clifford Chance
2,982
1
2,241
33.1%
3
53
DLA Piper
425
2
1
1
3=
22
DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
2,982
1
303
884.2%
4
4
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
175
2
4
-2
3=
11
Macfarlanes
2,982
1
1,682
77.3%
5=
5
Clifford Chance
2,982
1
4
-3
3=
-
Maitland & Co
2,982
1
-
-
5=
1
DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
2,982
1
7
-6
7
51
DLA Piper
425
2
7
5,971.4%
5=
22
Macfarlanes
2,982
1
1
0
8=
-
Haynes and Boone
382
1
-
-
5=
-
Maitland & Co
2,982
1
-
-
8=
52
Hogan Lovells International
382
1
7
5,357.1%
9=
-
Haynes and Boone
382
1
-
-
8=
40
K&L Gates
382
1
32
10,93.8%
9=
54
Hogan Lovells International
382
1
1
0
8=
-
Kean Miller Hawthorne D’Armond
McCowan & Jarman
382
1
-
-
9=
43
K&L Gates
382
1
1
0
-
Webber Wentzel
382
1
-
-
9=
-
Kean Miller Hawthorne D’Armond
McCowan & Jarman
382
1
-
-
8=
13
-
Shearman & Sterling
225
1
-
-
9=
-
Webber Wentzel
382
1
-
-
14=
-
Aluko & Oyebode
215
1
-
-
14
-
Shearman & Sterling
225
1
-
-
14=
37
Slaughter and May
215
1
128
68.0%
15=
-
Aluko & Oyebode
215
1
-
-
16
-
Khaitan & Co
200
1
-
-
15=
40
Slaughter and May
215
1
1
0
17
1
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
175
2
4,081
-95.7%
17
-
Khaitan & Co
200
1
-
-
18=
-
Norton Rose Fulbright
150
1
-
-
18=
-
Norton Rose Fulbright
150
1
-
-
18=
-
Zulficar & Partners
150
1
-
-
18=
-
Zulficar & Partners
150
1
-
-
20=
-
Alston & Bird
135
1
-
-
20=
-
Alston & Bird
135
1
-
-
20=
-
Matheson
135
1
-
-
20=
-
Matheson
135
1
-
-
20=
-
McCann FitzGerald
135
1
-
-
20=
-
McCann FitzGerald
135
1
-
-
20=
-
William Fry
135
1
-
-
20=
-
William Fry
135
1
-
-
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M&A ACTIVITY
ASIA-PACIFIC
(excluding Japan)
. ASIA-PACIFIC (excluding Japan)
The share swap merger between Samsung C&T Corporation and Cheil Industries Inc is the largest
deal of Asia-Pacific excluding Japan announced in May. The US$11.3bn deal is in line with the
restructuring of Samsung Group due to the Lee’s leadership inheritance of the entire Empire.
This is the second mega share swap merger this year in Korea, after the US$26.4bn deal between
SK Holding and SH C&C announced last month.
China has been keeping its dominance of M&A
activity within this jurisdiction by occupying
50.3% and 54.7% M&A deals in value and
volume respectively. The acquisition of 51%
stake in H3C Technologies by Unisplendour
and the corresponding private placement
towards Unisplendour by the investor group
led by Tsinghua Unigroup has contributed
CNY 6.2bn combined in value. The transaction
can help HP’s enterprise operation business
to ease the political barrier in China and
strengthen the technology R&D capabilities
of Tsinghua holding.
Technology M&A has remained to be a hot
sector during this month, with 49 deals
worth US$9bn.
One of the major drivers is
the soaring valuation of tech companies in
the China stock market. Along with China’s
“Internet Plus” strategy, both tech and nontech companies will target tech companies
for the growth of their core business online.
of state-owned enterprises. It is expected
to have a trend of mergers between stateowned companies in other sectors.
Key Stats
265 deals valued at US$60.6bn down
38.9% by value with 5 fewer deals
compared to 270 deals worth US$43.6bn
in May ‘14
Top sector
Other saw 1 deal worth
US$11.3bn, up 61% by
value compared to 2 deals
worth US$7bn in May ‘14
Australia’s M&A activity has been sluggish this
year, primarily due to the uncertain outlook
of commodity prices.
A total of 24 deals worth
US$5.2bn were announced in May, 27 deals
and US$3.6bn less than last year’s figure.
Top Financial Adviser
Samsung Securities
ranked first with 2 deals
worth US$11.5bn,
compared to 2 deals worth
US$3.3bn in May ‘14
Cross-border activity is diminishing in AsiaPacific this month. Inbound deals slumped
by 74.7% in value with 30 fewer deals, and
outbound deals recorded a 17.5% drop in
value with 8 fewer deals.
Top Legal Adviser
Lee & Ko ranked first with
3 deals worth US$11.7bn,
compared to 3 deals worth
US$724m in May ‘14
The mergers between BesTV and New Media
and between CSR and CNR will be completed
in early June, indicating the end of first phase
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ASIA-PACIFIC PRIVATE EQUITY TREND
600
3,500
3,000
60
2,500
US$
162.8bn
500
70
50
400
350
300
US$
131.1bn
US$
85.1bn
US$
115.9bn
200
1,500
US$
116.8bn
US$
79.0bn
US$
81.2bn
US$
87.5bn
US$
66.7bn
US$
69.1bn
2012
2013
US$
182.5bn
500
10
0
Q1
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NORTH
AMERICA
Q3
Q4
C&S
AMERICA
US$
28.8bn
US$
20.3bn
ASIAPACIFIC
US$
35bn
US$
29.2bn
US$
27.6bn
US$
18.8bn
100
US$
18.1bn
US$
13.9bn
50
0
2010
Buyout value
MIDDLE EAST
& AFRICA
US$
42.7bn
0
YTD 2015
Volume
EUROPE
US$
40.8bn
20
US$
117.4bn
2014
200
30
US$
31.1bn
US$
108.4bn
US$
82.5bn
2011
US$
65.2bn
150
0
2010
40
US$
169.8bn
1,000
US$
72.2bn
100
US$
141.1bn
US$
105.1bn
US$
92.7bn
2,000
Value (US$bn)
300
US$
73.1bn
250
US$
140.6bn
Number of deals
US$
116.8bn
Number of deals
Value (US$bn)
400
2011
Exit value
2012
2013
Buyout volume
2014
YTD 2015
Exit Volume
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Other
Value: US$11.3bn
Number of deals: 1
Market share: 18.7%
Technology
Value: US$9.0bn
Number of deals: 49
Market share: 14.9%
China
US$30.3bn
144 deals
50%
Hong Kong
US$5.2bn
19 deals
8.6%
India
US$2.6bn
24 deals
4.3%
South Korea
US$13.3bn
24 deals
22%
Business Services
Value: US$8.3bn
Number of deals: 22
Market share: 13.8%
Industrials & Chemicals
Value: US$7.1bn
Number of deals: 58
Market share: 11.7%
Singapore
US$1.6bn
7 deals
2.7%
Value
(US$bn)
Up/Down
Value %
change
Domestic
$58.3
Inbound
$2.3
74.7%
$6.5
Region
Value
Volume
Value market share
68.5%
Outbound
Key
Australia
US$5.2bn
24 deals
8.6%
17.5%
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Value: US$5.5bn
Number of deals: 27
Market share: 9.1%
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Deal value
US$11.3bn
Deal value
US$3.9bn
Deal value
US$3.6bn
Deal value
US$2.3bn
Deal value
US$1.6bn
Deal value
US$1.5bn
Deal value
US$1.2bn
Deal value
US$1.2bn
Deal value
US$1.1bn
Deal value
US$1.1bn
Announced
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Announced
26-May-15
Announced
5-May-15
Announced
21-May-15
Announced
14-May-15
Announced
7-May-15
Announced
25-May-15
Announced
3-May-15
Announced
25-May-15
Announced
12-May-15
Bidder company
Cheil Industries Inc
(formerly known
as Samsung
Everland Inc)
Bidder company
An investor group
led by Tsinghua
Unigroup Co Ltd
Bidder company
China Resources
(Holdings) Co Ltd
Bidder company
Unisplendour
Corporation Limited
Bidder company
Pantaloons Fashion
& Retail Limited
Bidder company
Jiuzhitang Co Ltd
Bidder company
CTBC Financial
Holding Co Ltd
Target company
H3C Technologies
Co Limited
(51% stake)
Bidder company
Jiangsu Youli
Investment Holding
Co Ltd
Bidder company
Independence
Group NL
Target company
China Resources
Enterprise
Limited (non-beer
businesses)
Bidder company
UniSuper Limited;
Macquarie
Infrastructure and
Real Assets; and
UBS International
Infrastructure
Fund II
Target company
Sirius Resources NL
Target company
Madura Garments
Lifestyle Retail
Company Limited
Target company
Crown Castle
Australia Pty Ltd
Seller company
An investor
group led by
Yang Shenghui
(Private Investor)
Target company
Samsung C&T
Corporation
(100% stake)
Dominant sector
Other
Target company
Unisplendour
Corporation Limited
(80.46% stake)
Dominant sector
Business Services
Seller company
China Resources
Enterprise Limited
Dominant sector
Business Services
Seller company
Hewlett-Packard
Company
Dominant sector
TMT
Target company
Beijing Zhongqing
Longtu Network
Technology Co Ltd
Seller company
Crown Castle
International
Corporation;
and The Todd
Corporation Limited
Dominant sector
Energy, Mining
& Utilities
Seller company
Aditya Birla Nuvo
Limited
Dominant sector
Consumer
Dominant sector
TMT
Target company
Mudanjiang Youbo
Pharmaceutical
Co Ltd
Seller company
An investor group
led by Li Zhenguo
(Private Investor)
Target company
Taiwan Life
Insurance Co Ltd
Dominant sector
Financial Services
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
Dominant sector
TMT
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VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
May 2014
Deal count
Ranking
May 2015
May 2014
Value
(US$m)
% Val.
Change
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
1
9
Samsung Securities Co
11,504
2
3,251
253.9%
1
4
Morgan Stanley
7,005
7
9
-2
2
6
Morgan Stanley
7,005
7
4,901
42.9%
2
6
Goldman Sachs
2,512
7
6
1
4,406
6
2
4
721
6
-
-4
3
14
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
5,452
2
1,342
306.3%
3
20
Credit Suisse
4
19
UBS Investment Bank
4,839
2
1,190
306.6%
4
-
GF Securities Co
5
8
Rothschild
4,689
3
4,025
16.5%
5
3
Citi
2,569
5
9
6
15
Credit Suisse
4,406
6
1,335
230.0%
6
14
CITIC Securities
2,351
5
3
2
7
12
PwC
3,228
4
1,642
96.6%
7
1
PwC
3,228
4
15
-11
-1
8
2
Citi
2,569
5
8,018
-68.0%
8
8
Macquarie Group
880
4
5
9
1
Goldman Sachs
2,512
7
8,678
-71.1%
9
12
JPMorgan
779
4
4
0
10
3
CITIC Securities
2,351
5
7,285
-67.7%
10
5
Rothschild
4,689
3
8
-5
1
11
50
Citi Orient Securities Co
1,696
2
239
609.6%
11
29
Haitong Securities
1,461
3
2
12
45
Haitong Securities
1,461
3
288
407.3%
12
-
Sealand Securities
739
3
-
-
13
20
Standard Chartered
1,441
2
1,177
22.4%
13
40
Somerley
700
3
1
2
14=
-
Euroz Securities
1,227
1
-
-
14
-
Zheshang Securities
673
3
-
-
14=
-
Hartleys
1,227
1
-
-
15
18
Southwest Securities Company
538
3
3
0
14=
-
Treadstone Partners
1,227
1
-
-
16
21
Guotai Junan Securities
347
3
2
1
17=
99
Axis Capital
1,216
1
6
20,166.7%
17
11
EY
274
3
5
-2
17=
22
JM Financial
1,216
1
1,046
16.3%
18
41
Samsung Securities Co
11,504
2
1
1
19
-
Banco Itau BBA
1,066
1
-
-
19
19
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
5,452
2
2
0
20
13
Macquarie Group
880
4
1,530
-42.5%
20
9
UBS Investment Bank
4,839
2
5
-3
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TOP 20 ASIA-PACIFIC LEGAL ADVISERS
TOP 20 ASIA-PACIFIC LEGAL ADVISERS
VALUE
VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
36
Lee & Ko
11,699
2
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
3,987
3
-
Slaughter and May
3,612
1
4
3
King & Wood Mallesons
3,243
11
May 2015
May 2014
1
2
Ranking
May 2015
Value
(US$m)
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
King & Wood Mallesons
3,243
11
14
-3
Herbert Smith Freehills
2,989
8
8
0
791
7
3
4
2,103
5
-
1
Value
(US$m)
% Val.
Change
3
724
1,515.9%
1
1
3
8,862
-55.0%
2
5
-
-
3
44
Khaitan & Co
7,761
-58.2%
4
-
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Deal count
May 2015
May 2014
May 2014
Company Name
5
4
Herbert Smith Freehills
2,989
8
5,564
-46.3%
5
26
Grandall Law Firm
1,261
5
4
6
32
Davis Polk & Wardwell
2,300
1
801
187.1%
6
-
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
1,055
5
-
-
7
97
Kirkland & Ellis
2,223
2
100
2,123.0%
7
12
AZB & Partners
281
5
6
-1
8
-
Tian Yuan Law Firm
2,103
5
-
-
8
3
Kim & Chang
872
4
9
-5
9
66
Norton Rose Fulbright
2,032
2
319
537.0%
9
2
Clifford Chance
730
4
10
-6
10
37
DLA Piper
1,985
2
705
181.6%
10
36
Lee & Ko
11,699
3
3
0
11=
-
Cahill Gordon & Reindel
1,840
1
-
-
11
15
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
3,987
3
5
-2
11=
22
White & Case
1,840
1
1,371
34.2%
12
45
Allens
1,474
3
2
1
13
12
Allens
1,474
3
2,081
-29.2%
13
-
AllBright Law Offices
1,060
3
-
-
14
35
Grandall Law Firm
1,261
5
780
61.7%
14
-
Zhejiang T&C Law Firm
784
3
-
-
15=
11
Allen & Overy
1,258
1
2,513
-49.9%
15=
24
Shin & Kim
615
3
4
-1
15=
-
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
1,258
1
-
-
15=
16
Zhong Lun Law Firm
615
3
5
-2
17
29
Ashurst
1,227
2
961
27.7%
17
-
Dacheng Law Offices
346
3
-
-
18
19
Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A
Shroff & Co
1,216
1
1,695
-28.3%
18
19
Linklaters
175
3
5
-2
19
74
Demarest
1,066
1
205
420.0%
19
107
Kirkland & Ellis
2,223
2
1
1
20
-
AllBright Law Offices
1,060
3
-
-
20
20
Norton Rose Fulbright
2,032
2
5
-3
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M&A ACTIVITY
JAPAN
. JAPAN
Even though Japan saw a boom in deal volume, 10.3% higher than in the same month last year,
year-on-year (YoY) deal value was down 11.1% at US$6.3bn. The two top deals in May, Nomura
Real Estate Master Fund’s merger proposals to Nomura Real Estate Office Fund and Nomura
Real Estate Residential Fund, amounted to US$2.9bn and US$1.54bn respectively.
The three-way merger between Japanbased Nomura Real Estate Master Fund
Inc, Nomura Real Estate Office Fund Inc
and Nomura Real Estate Residential Fund
Inc, will enable them to expand asset size,
diversify portfolio and strengthen capacity
for future growth. The consolidated entity
will be transformed from “Specialized type
J-REIT” to “Diversified type J-REIT”, which
can expand acquisition opportunities through
diversification of investment asset types.
In terms of value, this merger ranked the
Real Estate sector the most active sector
in May 2015, accounting for 72.3% of total
deal value.
As for volume, Industrials & Chemicals
remained the most active sector with a
total of nine deal announcements, or 28.1%
of total M&A activity in May.
yen and higher stock prices as the result
of additional monetary easing and extension
of another increase in the consumption
tax rate and price decline prompted by
the decrease in oil prices. Domestic M&A
activity is expected to grow in the future
as the overall Japanese economy continues
to show a recovery trend.
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32 deals valued at US$6.3bn down
11.1% by value with 3 more deals
compared to 29 deals worth US$7.1bn
in May ‘14
Top sector
Real Estate saw 2 deals
worth US$4.5bn
compared to no deal
in May ‘14
However, inbound M&A was significantly lower
at US$41.6m, down 97.4% YoY.
The overseas
investors’ interest in Japanese acquisitions
will remain low until the implementation
of competitive corporate policies. Besides,
there was a large 84.5% drop in the value of
outbound investment, which was the lowest
value since May 2010. The Japanese investors
will remain cautious in overseas investment
under weak currency conditions.
Top Financial Adviser
Nomura Holdings ranked
first with 8 deals worth
US$5.5bn, compared to
8 deals worth US$3.1bn
in May ’14
Top Legal Adviser
Nagashima Ohno
& Tsunematsu ranked
first with 4 deals worth
US$5bn, compared to
4 deals worth US$236m
in May ‘14
Dealmaking in May saw improvement in
domestic M&A activity by recording eight
more deal announcements, 14.8% higher
than in the same period last year.
This
increase can be attributed to a devalued
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. TREND GRAPHS
JAPAN M&A TREND
JAPAN M&A PRIVATE EQUITY TREND
500
90
20
50
80
US$
21.5bn
70
400
40
15
60
US$
16.2bn
US$
6.8bn
US$
33.3bn
200
30
10
US$
4.8bn
US$
17.2bn
US$
7.3bn
US$
15.2bn
US$
13.9bn
US$
12.3bn
US$
14.1bn
2010
2011
2012
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Q2
NORTH
AMERICA
Q3
Q4
C&S
AMERICA
20
US$
9.2bn
US$
10.8bn
US$
8.9bn
100
US$
6.1bn
US$
8.8bn
US$
6.2bn
US$
5.4bn
2013
2014
0
2010
Buyout value
ASIAPACIFIC
US$
5.0bn
US$
4.0bn
US$
4.7bn
US$
5.3bn
US$
6.4bn
US$
1.9bn
0
Volume
MIDDLE EAST
& AFRICA
10
US$
2.8bn
YTD 2015
EUROPE
US$
11.2bn
5
US$
5.0bn
US$
8.1bn
0
Q1
US$
19.6bn
10
US$
7.3bn
US$
26.3bn
20
Value (US$bn)
40
Number of deals
US$
13.9bn
US$
32.6bn
30
Number of deals
Value (US$bn)
300
50
JAPAN
2011
Exit value
2012
2013
Buyout volume
2014
US$
351.6m
0
YTD 2015
Exit Volume
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COUNTRY BREAKDOWN AS A PROPORTION OF JAPAN TOTAL M&A VALUE
JAPAN M&A SECTOR
BREAKDOWN MAY 2015
Real Estate
Value: US$4.5bn
Number of deals: 2
Market share: 72.3%
Pharma, Medical & Biotech
Value: US$613m
Number of deals: 3
Market share: 9.8%
Inbound
US$42m
97.4%
Domestic
US$6,230m
14.8%
Leisure
Value: US$387m
Number of deals: 3
Market share: 6.2%
Outbound
US$684m
84.5%
Industrials & Chemicals
Value: US$294m
Number of deals: 9
Market share: 4.7%
Key
Cross-border
Value
Value change
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Consumer
Value: US$191m
Number of deals: 2
Market share: 3.0%
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TOP 10 ANNOUNCED DEALS FOR MAY 2015
Deal value
US$3.0bn
Deal value
US$1.5bn
Deal value
US$374m
Deal value
US$266m
Deal value
US$236m
Deal value
US$223m
Deal value
US$191m
Deal value
US$121m
Deal value
US$89m
Deal value
US$34m
Announced
27-05-2015
Announced
27-05-2015
Announced
12-05-2015
Announced
13-05-2015
Announced
13-05-2015
Announced
15-05-2015
Announced
07-05-2015
Announced
28-05-2015
Announced
19-05-2015
Announced
14-05-2015
Bidder company
Nomura Real Estate
Master Fund Inc
Bidder company
Nomura Real Estate
Master Fund Inc
Bidder company
Hyperion Pharma
Co Ltd
Bidder company
Heiwa Corporation
Bidder company
Aisin Seiki Co Ltd
Bidder company
SoftBank Corp
Bidder company
Air Water Inc
Target company
Nomura Real Estate
Office Fund
Target company
Nomura Real Estate
Residential Fund Inc
Target company
Eikoh Holdings Inc
(57.88% stake)
Target company
Kawasaki Kasei
Chemicals Ltd
(50.1% stake)
Dominant sector
Real Estate
Dominant sector
Real Estate
Target company
Santen
Pharmaceutical Co
Ltd (anti-rheumatic
pharmaceutical
business)
Target company
Shiroki Corporation
(87.36% stake)
Bidder company
Create Restaurants
Holdings
Bidder company
ZKAI Co Ltd
Target company
Pacific Golf
Management KK
(19.43% stake)
Bidder company
Fukuda Denshi
Co Ltd
Dominant sector
Leisure
Dominant sector
Industrials
& Chemicals
Target company
Atomic Sangyo
Seller company
Fukuda Family
(Private Investor)
Target company
Yamada Denki
Co Ltd (5% stake)
Dominant sector
Consumer
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
Seller company
Santen
Pharmaceutical
Co Ltd
Target company
KR Food Service
Corporation
(99.8% stake)
Seller company
ORIX Corporation
Dominant sector
Consumer
Dominant sector
Business Services
Seller company
Mitsubishi Chemical
Corporation
Dominant sector
Industrials
& Chemicals
Dominant sector
Pharma, Medical
& Biotech
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TOP 20 JAPAN LEGAL ADVISERS
TOP 20 JAPAN LEGAL ADVISERS
VALUE
VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
May 2014
Deal count
Ranking
May 2015
Value
(US$m)
% Val.
Change
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
May 2014
Value
(US$m)
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
1
10
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
5,031
4
0
2,031.8%
1
2
Nishimura & Asahi
843
8
10
-2
2
3
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
3,392
4
5
-26.6%
2
5
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
5,031
4
4
0
3
-
City-Yuwa Partners
3,039
3
-
-
3
1
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
3,392
4
11
-7
4
-
Kataoka & Kobayashi
154
1
-
-
4
-
City-Yuwa Partners
3,039
3
-
-
5
2
Nishimura & Asahi
843
8
5
-84.4%
5
4
TMI Associates
378
3
4
-1
6
6
TMI Associates
378
3
1
-36.4%
6
7
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
56
2
3
-1
7
-
Debevoise & Plimpton
257
1
-
-
7
-
Kataoka & Kobayashi
154
1
-
-
8
-
Yanagida & Partners
223
1
-
-
8
-
Debevoise & Plimpton
257
1
-
-
9
-
Taylor Wessing
173
1
-
-
9
-
Yanagida & Partners
223
1
-
-
10
25
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
56
2
0
833.3%
10
-
Taylor Wessing
173
1
-
-
11
11
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
34
1
0
-83.7%
11
8
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
34
1
2
-1
12
-
Sato Sogo Law Office
3
1
-
-
12
-
Sato Sogo Law Office
3
1
-
-
13
-
Kowa Law Office
23
1
-
-
13
-
Kowa Law Office
23
1
-
-
14
-
Kim & Chang
22
1
-
-
14
-
Kim & Chang
22
1
-
-
15=
-
Kitamura & Hiraga
2
1
-
-
15=
-
Kitamura & Hiraga
2
1
-
-
15=
-
Torikai Law Office
2
1
-
-
15=
-
Torikai Law Office
2
1
-
-
17
-
Latham & Watkins
17
1
-
-
17
-
Latham & Watkins
17
1
-
-
18=
-
Gleiss Lutz
0
1
-
-
18=
-
Gleiss Lutz
0
1
-
-
18=
-
Khaitan & Co
0
1
-
-
18=
-
Khaitan & Co
0
1
-
-
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TOP 20 JAPAN FINANCIAL ADVISERS
TOP 20 JAPAN FINANCIAL ADVISERS
VALUE
VOLUME
Ranking
May 2015
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
Value
(US$m)
May 2014
Deal count
Value
(US$m)
Ranking
May 2015
% Val.
Change
May 2015
May 2014
Company Name
May 2014
Value
(US$m)
Deal count
Deal count
Deal count
Change
1
4
Nomura Holdings
5,453
8
3,105
75.6%
1
1
Nomura Holdings
5,453
8
8
0
2
1
Morgan Stanley
3,021
2
6,179
-51.1%
2
5
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
2,188
7
4
3
2,188
7
1,878
16.5%
3
8
Mizuho Financial Group
374
1
77
385.7%
4
2
Morgan Stanley
3
7
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
4
13
GCA Savvian Corporation
279
5
2
3
3,021
2
6
-4
5
8
Daiwa Securities Group
325
2
1,224
-73.4%
5
3
Daiwa Securities Group
325
2
5
-3
6
3
Mizuho Financial Group
279
5
338
-91.7%
6
16
PwC
176
2
1
1
7
-
Tokyo Kyodo Accounting Office
266
1
-
-
7=
-
AGS Consulting
43
2
-
-
8
-
Sawaya Segalas & Co
257
1
-
-
7=
4
Deloitte
43
2
5
-3
9
-
MID Structures
223
1
-
-
9
13
GCA Savvian Corporation
374
1
1
0
10
16
PwC
176
2
1
1,660.0%
10
-
Tokyo Kyodo Accounting Office
266
1
-
-
11
-
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
173
1
-
-
11
-
Sawaya Segalas & Co
257
1
-
-
12=
-
AGS Consulting
43
2
-
-
12
-
MID Structures
223
1
-
-
12=
11
Deloitte
43
2
242
-82.2%
13
-
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
173
1
-
-
14
-
Pinnacle
36
1
-
-
14
-
Pinnacle
36
1
-
-
15
-
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
3
1
-
-
15
-
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
3
1
-
-
16
-
Recof Corporation
22
1
-
-
16
-
Recof Corporation
22
1
-
-
17=
-
AZone Partners
13
1
-
-
17=
-
AZone Partners
13
1
-
17=
-
Rerise Investment
13
1
-
-
17=
-
Rerise Investment
13
1
-
-
19=
9
KPMG
0
1
806
-100.0%
19=
6
KPMG
-
1
4
-3
19=
-
Oppenheimer & Co
0
1
-
-
19=
-
Oppenheimer & Co
-
1
-
-
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Harry Polous
Todd Cave
Joseph Solano
Ed Bifulk
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Covering Director, Australia
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The following notes pertain to data contained in this publication:
D
eals are included where the deal value is greater than or equal to US$5m.
W
here no deal value has been disclosed, deals are included if the turnover
of the target is greater than or equal to US$10m.
eals are included in the graphs and Top Deals in each section based
D
on thedominant geography and dominant sector of the target company.
Data underlying the League Tables are based on deals where the bidder,
target or parent geography of either is that of the geography in focus.
M
id-market is defined as US$10m    S$250m.
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