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Get a Financial Insight of Consumer Markets With This Essential Report That Contains Extensive Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Monthly Deal Activity

Posted on: Thursday, 16 October 2008, 06:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4152fd/financial_deal_ins) has announced the addition of the "Financial Deal Insights Consumer Markets 2008" report to their offering.

This report contains extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis of monthly deal activity (including strategic alliances) in the packaged food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic 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, and valuation trends.

Scope

- Analysis through two deliverables analyst opinion on key deals (PDF brief), and monthly 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 month, along with the trend for the last six months by deal volume and value

Highlights of this title

The consumer markets sector recorded 61 M&A deals worth $7.7 billion in July, a decrease of 11.2% in volume terms and 62.1% in value terms over the six month average (January 2008 - June 2008). Lack of opportunity for organic growth remained the key driver for M&A transactions in the mature consumer markets.

In the tobacco segment, Philip Morris International acquired Canada based Rothmans Inc. in a bid to expand the companys product offerings with Rothmans growing portfolio of discount brands. The food segment witnessed increased M&A activity in the emerging markets, accounting for 35.7% of the total deals recorded in the segment.

Earnings in consumer markets are relatively less affected than other sectors during a period of economic slowdown. Uncertain economic growth and continued high inflation rates may impact the fund raising activity of the companies through public markets in the short term. Valuations in the consumer sector are like to remain steady in medium term.

Key reasons to purchase this title

- 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

Key Topics Covered:

CATALYST

SUMMARY

ANALYSIS

- Slowdown in organic growth driving the M&A activity in the tobacco industry

- Global personal care companies are increasing their exposure to emerging markets in the herbal products segments

APPENDIX

- Definitions

- Ask the analyst

- Disclaimer

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Canadian tobacco market share

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Source: Datamonitor

Source: Business Wire

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