August Monthly Deal Report - Defense

Synopsis

• The report gives a snapshot of the deal activity trends in the defense industry in August 2011
• The report provides an overview of the deal activity across various deal types in the month of August 2011 in terms of deal type, segment and region.
• The report provides data on deal activity across various segments in the construction industry in the month of August 2011, in terms of deal size.
• The report gives an insight into the rationale for deal making during August 2011.
• The report details the major deal sizes reported in August 2011.

Summary

The Monthly Report provides the reader with the top-line data necessary to quickly keep abreast of the deal activity in the defense industry on a month-on-month basis.

Scope

The ‘Monthly Deals Roundup - Defense’ report provides a review and understanding of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital-raising and partnering deals and agreements entered into by companies in the defense industry during August 2011.

Reasons To Buy

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

Key Highlights

Deal volume decreased XX% in the defense industry from XX transactions in July 2011 to XX transactions in August 2011. Deal volume was also below the trailing 12-month (TTM) average of XX transactions.

In value terms, the deal activity decreased by XX% from US$X.X billion in July 2011 to US$X billion in August 2011. During the same time, the overall deal value was XX% lower than the TTM average of US$X.X billion.

In August 2011, the C4ISR electronics and IT segment accounted for XX% of the total deal activity, followed by the aerospace products and parts manufacturing segment which contributed XX%.

In terms of deal value, the C4ISR electronics and IT segments accounted for XX% of total deal value in August 2011, followed by the aerospace products and parts manufacturing segment which contributed XX%.

In August 2011, the North American region recorded the highest deal activity, contributing to XX% of the total deal volume followed by the European region with XX% contribution.

The North American region alone contributed XX% of the total deal value reported in August 2011. Deal value in the region increased by XX% in August 2011 compared with the previous month. However, the deal value in the month was XX% below the TTM average.