Introduction

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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