Mergermarket 2014 M A Trend Report

Global and regional M&A: 2014
Including league tables of financial advisors

Global
Europe
US
Asia-Pacific
Japan
Africa & Middle East
Emerging Markets
League Tables
Criteria & contacts

Regional M&A comparison $901.4 bn
$1,409.4 bn

40.5%
$29.3 bn

56.6%

$591.6 bn

Global M&A
Total

$3,230bn

47.7%

Cross-border $1,399.7bn

82.6%

Energy,
Mining &
Utilities

39.0%

$632.5bn

US
Inbound

$57.9 bn

43.4%

-9.3%

49.5%

$132.2 bn

Europe
$373.5bn

Asia-Pacific (excl. Japan)

158.5%

Inbound

$320.6bn

68.6%

Inbound

Outbound $290.1bn

65.9%

Outbound $365.8bn

190%

Outbound $89.6bn

4.4%

TMT

6.1%

TMT

24.0%

Energy,
Mining &
Utilities

$96.1bn

12.4%

$6.3bn

52.9%

$302.2bn

$168.2bn

Central & South America

Africa & Middle East

Inbound

$83.5bn

15.8%

Japan

$82.1bn

114.4%

Inbound

$14.6bn

58.9%

Inbound

Outbound $24.7bn

298.7%

Outbound $26.2bn

73.7%

Outbound $53.2bn

9.4%

Energy
Mining &
Utilities

131%

TMT

12.5%

Industrials $5.9bn
& Chemicals

13.1%

$50bn

-33.5%

$12.3bn

* The % value on the map indicates the total value change from last year

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Global overview
Sellers bask in US$ 3,230bn-worth of global M&A activity, only 11.8% less than 2007 uu A record value for private equity exits, the average price tag at an all time high, and soaring cross-border deal-making, proved 2014 to be a seller’s market. The year ended with US$ 3,230bn-worth of deals,
44.7% above 2013’s total (US$ 2,232.5bn), and down just 11.8% from the last highest annual total in 2007 (US$ 3,660.4bn).

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The Consumer sector (US$ 80.9bn) was particularly active with regard to private equity exits, reaching the highest value and deal count on record. Trade buyers swooped in for Consumer companies and took an
89.6% proportion of the sector’s total exits with 182 deals worth US$
72.5bn, 154.3% higher than the last peak in 2012.

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There was an abundance of cross-border deal making overall in 2014, demonstrated by the