January Monthly Deals Roundup - Retail

Synopsis

• The report gives a snapshot of the deal activity trends in the retail industry in January 2012
• The report provides an overview of the deal activity across various deal types in the month of January 2012 in terms of deal type, segment and region.
• The report provides data on deal activity across various segments in the retail industry in the month of January 2012, in terms of deal size.
• The report gives an insight into the rationale for deal making during January 2012.
• The report details the main deals reported in January 2012.

Summary

This monthly report provides the reader with the top-line data necessary to quickly keep abreast of the deal activity in the retail market on a monthly basis.

Scope

The ‘January Monthly Deals Roundup - Retail’ report provides a review and understanding of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital-raising, partnering deals and agreements entered into by retail companies during January 2012.

Reasons To Buy

Using this report, dealmakers will effectively and efficiently gain an insight into the deal activity throughout the month. The report provides an overview of all the partnering, alliances and M&A deals announced worldwide.

Key Highlights

• Deal volume in the global retail industry declined marginally by 3% in January 2012.
• In value terms, deal activity declined by 13% in January 2012, falling from US$6.4 billion in December 2011 to US$5.6 billion.
• In January 2012, the specialist retailers channel represented 68% of total deal activity.
• In January 2012, the specialist retailers channel accounted for 71% of the total deal value.
• The North American region dominated in terms of deal volume, representing 59% of the total deal activity recorded in January 2012.
• The North America region accounted for 61% of the overall retail deal value recorded in January 2012.
• A total of 57% of the 30 transactions with disclosed deal values were below US$100 million in January 2012.
• In January 2012, deals in the retail industry were primarily undertaken with the objective of business expansion through inorganic growth.