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Value of UK M&A deal activity up 11 per cent in 2011, according to Experian Corpfin
Private equity backed buy-outs keep UK M&A activity robust during year
Manchester, 3 January 2012 –
Experian Corpfin, part of the global information services company Experian, today revealed that the total value of UK mergers, acquisitions, flotations, rights issues and placements was £229 billion for 2011, an increase of 11 per cent on 2010. The overall volume remained fairly constant, dropping by only two per cent.
The value of UK Large transactions (those exceeding £100m in value) where a consideration was disclosed was up by 13 per cent to £201 billion in 2011, with the volume of transactions (300) identical year-on-year.
BDO International has been the most active financial advisor by volume with 83 deals, while Citigroup topped the value league with deals worth a total of £48 billion. The leading legal advisors were DLA Piper (126 transactions) and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (£43 billion total deal value from 13 transactions).
45 per cent of all European transactions involved a UK firm, while the UK contributed to a 37 per cent of the total value of European deals during 2011. During 2010 the UK was represented in only 39 per cent of the European M&A activity and 31 per cent of the value.
Europe
and the rest of the world
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The total value of European transactions in 2011 was £618 billion, a decrease of eight per cent on the 2010 values. There were 16 per cent fewer transactions during this year with 9,579 compared to the 11,353 witnessed in 2010.
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In the
USA volumes were down in the year by 23 per cent, while values were up by seven per cent.
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Asia Pacific witnessed declines in both volume and value during 2011, by 13 per cent and 17 per cent respectively.
Wendy Smith,
Business Development Manager at Experian Corpfin, said: “A 20 per cent increase in the volume of private equity backed buy-outs means that UK M&A deal activity has remained relatively robust in 2011, with a notable increase in the total value of deals – especially at the large end – against stable volumes. There still appear to be ood opportunities for investment and growth across the country.”
Table 1: Comparison of Regional Deal Activities 2011
Region |
Volume of deals announced |
Value of deals announced (£m) |
|
2011 |
2010 |
2011 |
2010 |
Greater London |
1,594 |
1,729 |
128,460 |
134,881 |
South East |
663 |
719 |
39,294 |
39,145 |
South West |
551 |
618 |
30,957 |
26,751 |
East Anglia |
228 |
221 |
11,500 |
2,274 |
Midlands |
571 |
527 |
10,024 |
5,790 |
Yorkshire |
315 |
313 |
2,620 |
4,153 |
North West |
607 |
563 |
11,210 |
12,645 |
North East |
140 |
156 |
7,956 |
3,092 |
Wales |
136 |
111 |
1,936 |
276 |
Scotland |
317 |
381 |
13,965 |
22,995 |
Northern Ireland |
28 |
34 |
355 |
1,419 |
All UK |
4,286 |
4,386 |
229,401 |
206,827 |
Table 2: Rest of World Summary 2011
Region |
Volume of deals announced |
Value of deals announced (£m) |
|
2011 |
2010 |
2011 |
2010 |
Europe |
9,579 |
11,353 |
617,672 |
668,577 |
USA |
6,343 |
8,278 |
707,696 |
661,099 |
Asia |
9,977 |
11,516 |
594,003 |
717,624 |
Table 3: Top five countries dealing with the UK in 2011
Country |
Proportion of deals |
Value (£m) |
Volume |
USA |
13.44% |
95,219 |
576 |
Germany |
3.10% |
9,120 |
133 |
France |
2.92% |
12,530 |
125 |
Australia |
2.71% |
13,753 |
116 |
Netherlands |
2.10% |
13,842 |
90 |
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Notes to editors
*Where consideration disclosed
Deal information is based on transactions announced between 1 January and 20 December 2011 for 2011 figures, and between 1 January and 31 December 2010 for 2010 figures. Target, bidder or parent of either party must be located in the region that is analysed in order to be included. The deal value of transactions covered in this report is £500,000 or above. Deal activity analysis referring to deal values is based on disclosed actual figures only.