Financial Services Deal Insights, January 2008

Table of Contents

• DATAMONITOR VIEW
  • CATALYST
  • SUMMARY
• ANALYSIS
  • Consolidation in the securities and commodity exchanges sector continued in January, while commercial banking witnessed increased M&A activity in emerging markets
  • The sub-prime crisis has driven M&A activity in the mortgage lending segment, with significant participation from private equity and sovereign funds
  • The financial services sector recorded 179 M&A deals in January 2008, an increase of 1.1% on a month-on-month basis
  • Mega deals continued in January 2008, taking the month' s total to $45.5 billion, an increase of 137% on a month-on-month basis
  • Valuation may come down in the financial services sector
  • In value terms, financial services companies raised $5.2 billion in January through public offerings, an increase of 20.9% on a month-on-month basis
  • Companies have been raising capital through private placements to overcome losses incurred in sub-prime lending
• APPENDIX
  • Definitions
  • Ask the analyst
  • Datamonitor consulting
  • Disclaimer
  • List of Tables
    • Table 1: Top legal advisors by value (August 2007 to January 2008)
    • Table 2: Top financial advisors by value (August 2007 to January 2008)
    • Table 3: M&A top legal advisors by value (August 2007 to January 2008)
    • Table 4: M&A top financial advisors by value (August 2007 to January 2008)
    • Table 5: Top private equity firms by value (August 2007 to January 08)
  • List of Figures
    • Figure 1: Deal volume trend in the financial services sector, August 2007 to January 2008
    • Figure 2: Deal value trend in the financial services sector ($ bn), August 2007 to January 2008
    • Figure 3: M&A trend by deal size, August 2007 to January 2008
    • Figure 4: Sector analysis by deal multiple
    • Figure 5: Public offering activity by geography, August 2007 to January 2008
    • Figure 6: Public offering activity by geography, August 2007 to January 2008
    • Figure 7: Private placement deal activity by geography, August 2007 to January 2008
    • Figure 8: Private placement deal activity by geography, August 2007 to January 2008