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Published by: Datamonitor
Published: Mar. 4, 2009 - 9 Pages
Table of Contents
- DATAMONITOR VIEW
- CATALYST
- SUMMARY
- ANALYSIS
- Corporates re-aligning their growth strategies amid troubled economic environment
- 2008: consolidation helped FMCG companies to diversify and cut costs
- Consolidation drove geographic diversification
- Consolidation widened firms' product portfolios
- Consolidation offered better bargaining power
- 2009: a year of strategic investments rather than big ticket buyouts
- However, cash rich companies will be an exception
- 2009: BRIC markets hold potential for organic growth for western MNCs
- 2009: an opportunity for BRIC companies to go global
- APPENDIX
- Definitions
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Comparison of number of deals in January to December 2008
- Figure 2: Comparison of deal value in January to December 2008
- Figure 3: Comparison of number of deals across regions in January to December 2008
AbstractIntroduction
This report contains extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis of the last 12 months deal activity in the packaged food, beverages, personal care, household products, pet care, and tobacco sectors across global markets, with a specific focus on key emerging markets. It offers insights into deal activity, deal rationale, valuation trends and forethought about trends in 2009.
Scope
- Analysis of 2008 trends through analyst opinion on key deals (PDF brief), and annual roundup with analysis of trends and drivers (PowerPoint)
- Insights into deal activity across M&A, private equity, private placement, IPO, secondary offering, and strategic alliance deals
- Insights across key sectors, namely packaged food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, personal care, household products, pet care, and tobacco
- Detailed analysis of the deal activity during the year , along with the trend for the next six months by deal volume and value
Highlights
The M&A deal activity crashes to just US$10 billion in Q4 2008 as economic crisis in US spread to Europe and Japan.
Lack of liquidity and limited credit options reduces the number of deals in Q4 2008 by 31% in comparison to Q2 2008.
Cash rich companies actively pursuing strategic buyouts.
Reasons to Purchase
- Understand which consumer sectors are experiencing the most activity, and which type of investor, and advisor are playing the significant roles
- Find out how key deals are changing the competitive landscape of your business
- Find out how companies in consumer markets are raising funds through capital markets, private equity, and private placement deals
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