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A mergermarket report on global M&A activity Monthly M&A Insider MARCH 2012 CONTENTS Global overview 01 Americas: Latin America 06 North America 11 Asia-Pacific 16 Europe 21 middle east & africa 27 about merrill corporation 32 mergermarket Monthly M&A Insider Part of The Mergermarket Group www.mergermarket.com 80 Strand London, WC2R 0RL United Kingdom 11 West 19th Street 2nd fl. New York, NY 10011 USA Suite 2401-3 Grand Millennium Plaza 181 Queen’s Road, Central Hong Kong t: +44 (0)20 7059 6100 f: +44 (0)20 7059 6101 sales@mergermarket.com t: +1 212 686-5606 f: +1 212 686-2664 sales.us@mergermarket.com t: +852 2158 9700 f: +852 2158 9701 sales.asia@mergermarket.com global overview global overview With the end of March rapidly approaching, it appears unlikely that Q1 this year will be as active as last. Global M&A activity stands at 1,687 deals worth US$284.6bn as of mid-March, compared to 3,242 deals worth US$602.9bn announced in Q1 2011. Private equity activity is lower too, with 278 buyouts worth US$28.6bn announced so far in Q1 2012 compared to 536 worth US$64.4bn in Q1 2011. Despite these discouraging numbers, easing volatility in global markets and rising optimism in the US are fuelling expectations of an increase in M&A activity. Relieved after the ECB’s second major injection of liquidity into the banking system, followed by an orderly Greek default, investors are now hungrier for growth. On the front line are business leaders in the corporate sphere, where robust earnings have heralded stronger forecasts. Key indicators are also providing good reasons to expect more fruitful months ahead. In the US, declining unemployment and better than expected economic growth are likely to boost business confidence. A number of possible takeover targets are currently trading at low multiples, cast aside by wary investors but with strong cases that they’re undervalued. Eventually, this could trigger more firms in the region to deploy their capital, seeking expansion at this key turning point. The outlook for private equity is looking up as well. Indices that track fund returns demonstrate that whilst the class has experienced losses over recent months, it has outperformed global stock markets and the next couple of years could see more winners emerge amongst financial investors. Another particularly buoyant region for M&A over the past month has been Latin America, thanks mostly to one major transaction in the card services industry. Brazil’s biggest bank, Itau, has moved to take the nation’s second biggest card payment processor, Redecard, private in a US$7bn deal. The sale comes after an 84% increase in Redecard’s stock price over the past twelve months. Redecard will continue to face fierce competition from larger rival Cielo, with whom it shares 80% of the US$400 billion-a-year card payment processing market. The global economic environment has damaged Latin American growth, yet more M&A is expected in the years ahead as abundant natural resources and the region’s growth potential attracts inbound acquirers. In one of the most prominent recent stories, Andarko Petroleum’s Brazilian business looks set to fetch up to US$3bn from Norway’s Statoil. Such a deal would give Norway’s state-controlled energy group greater access to one of the world’s most potentially lucrative offshore oil territories. Meanwhile in Europe, the Central Bank’s US$700m second round Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO 2) reduced the risk of liquidity driven bank failure, particularly in the south where bond yields are also beginning to stabilise. M&A has begun to recover in Financial Services and under-capitalised banks are possible takeover targets for stronger acquirers. For example Marfin Popular Bank (MPB), the listed GreekCypriot bank is reportedly being courted by Russia’s VTB Bank, which is interested in acquiring a 33% stake, though other possible buyers are in the running. The news comes as Sberbank completes a US$812m acquisition of Austriabased Volksbank International (VBI), underscoring the hunger amongst Russian banks for global expansion. Head of Research: Elias Latsis Global overview: Rob Imonikhe Editor: Felicity James Latin America: Lana Vilner For advertising opportunities contact: North America: Jason Cozza Erik Wickman Asia-Pacific: Timothy Phillips Tel: + (1) 212 6863329 erik.wickman@mergermarket.com Europe: Kirtsy Wilson, Peter Kruk and Yannis Papacostas Middle East & Africa: Marie-Laure Keyrouz and Silvia Paparello Monthly M&A Insider 01 Trend graphs GLOBAL M&A quarterly trend GLOBAL M&A quarterly private equity trend 1,200 4,500 400 900 4,000 350 800 800 2,500 2,000 600 Value (US$bn) 3,000 700 300 600 250 500 200 400 150 300 1,500 400 100 1,000 200 Mid-market value Total volume 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12* Buyout value Mid-market volume GLOBAL M&A ANNUAL TREND Exit value Buyout volume Exit volume GLOBAL M&A Annual private equity trend 18,000 900 3,500 16,000 800 14,000 700 8,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 600 500 2,000 400 1,500 Number of deals 10,000 2,000 Number of deals 12,000 2,500 Value (US$bn) 4,000 3,000 Value (US$bn) 100 0 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12* Total value 200 50 500 0 Number of deals Value (US$bn) 3,500 1,000 Number of deals global overview 1,400 1,500 6,000 300 4,000 200 2,000 100 1,000 1,000 500 0 0 2006 2007 Total value 2008 2009 Mid-market value 2010 Total volume 2011 YTD 2012* Mid-market volume 500 0 0 2006 2007 2008 Buyout value 2009 Exit value 2010 2011 Buyout volume YTD 2012* Exit volume Monthly M&A Insider 02 Trend graphs GLOBAL GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN YTD 2012 global overview value volume 1.4% 4.2% 15.5% 3.1% Asia-Pacific 35.5% 4.2% 15.9% Asia-Pacific Europe Europe North America North America Middle East & Africa Middle East & Africa Central & South America Central & South America 35.4% 41.4% 43.4% GLOBAL M&A Sector Breakdown YTD 2012 value volume 0.7% 0.2% 1.6% 0.8% 3.4% 1.7% 2.7% 13.3% 0.4% 3.1% Industrials & Chemicals 7.8% 0.6% 3.8% Industrials & Chemicals 23.2% TMT 7.5% 6.2% Consumer TMT 7.0% Consumer Business Services 6.0% Energy, Mining & Utilities Business Services Energy, Mining & Utilities 7.4% Pharma, Medical & Biotech Pharma, Medical & Biotech Financial Services 6.8% Construction Financial Services 16.2% 8.7% Transportation Transportation Leisure 45.5% Real Estate Agriculture Construction Leisure 11.0% 14.4% Real Estate Agriculture Defence Monthly M&A Insider 03 Trend graphs GLOBAL M&A deal size breakdown volume 90 80 27.3% 42.1% 39.8% 42.7% 30.2% 36.0% 40.8% 96 16.8% 10 20.1% 15.0% 16.3% 19.1% 20.4% 8.8% 7.9% 9.5% 10.2% 27.5% 21.0% 23.0% 19.3% Percentage 16.7% 40 20 1.2% 1.3% 5.0% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 3.9% 3.7% 4.7% 4.7% 4.4% 5.5% 94 20.9% 60 30 0.7% 98 70 50 0.7% 100 100 Percentage global overview value 4.6% 92 4.7% 90 3.9% 4.5% 4.8% 4.9% 5.1% 88 25.9% 23.5% 7.5% 7.9% 12.7% 12.5% 14.3% 14.6% 14.9% 14.4% 10.9% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 YTD 2012* 9.4% 86 84 88.4% 90.1% 91.0% 87.4% 89.2% 88.8% 2010 2011 89.1% 82 80 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 YTD 2012* <US$250m or undisclosed value <US$250m or undisclosed value US$251m-US$500m US$251m-US$500m US$501m-US$2,000m US$501m-US$2,000m US$2,001m-US$5,000m US$2,001m-US$5,000m >US$5,001m >US$5,001m Monthly M&A Insider 04 Smarter • Faster • Easier Smarter • Faster • Easier Secure • Precise • Efficient Secure • Precise Efficient Award Winning ••Global Certified • Industry Leading Award Winning • Global 24/7/365 Service • Solutions Certified • Industry Leading Confidential • Compliant Practices 24/7/365 Best Service • Solutions Focused on your business We thought of that. 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At Merrill DataSite, we believe in sharing ideas and best practices that assist companies in expanding and capturing new opportunities. Case Studies and White Papers are available based on Business Type (M&A, IPO, Bankruptcy, etc.) and for specific audiences: Legal Advisors – Investment Banking – Corporate Executive Level. To download our FREE industry survey reports please visit the Merrill DataSite Knowledge Center at www.datasite.com. M E R R I L L D A T A S I T E datasite.com A mergermarket M&A report on LATIN AMERICA LATIN AMERICA Latin American M&A had a slow start at the beginning of 2012 with 59 deals worth US$10.7bn taking place in January and February of THIS year. By comparison, 95 deals valued at US$23.6m were announced in the first two months of 2011. The difference represents a 37.9% decrease in the number of deals and a 54.7% drop in the value of deals. It is difficult to say so early into the year if the trend will continue into the following months. At the end of 2011, some analysts predicted that Latin America will see an increase in M&A in 2012, and there is still time for the predictions to materialise. Nonetheless, despite the low overall M&A activity in early 2012, the number of Latin American leveraged buyouts in January and February of the year (7 deals worth US$160m) was on par with Q4 2011’s numbers (9 deals worth US$390m). It is not inconceivable that by the end of March the number of buyout transactions in the first quarter of 2012 will surpass last quarter’s figures. The growing volume and value of such deals is a further proof that Latin American markets – and especially Brazil – are becoming increasingly popular among global private equity firms. For example, H.I.G. Capital has recently opened an office in Rio de Janeiro and announced a plan to expand its operations in Latin America. Although PE investors are beginning to explore opportunities in several countries of the region such as Colombia and Peru, Brazil, with its growing economy and untapped potential, is the number one target for private equity firms at this point. At the beginning of March, for instance, the Carlyle Group announced its acquisition of Ri Happy Brinquedos Ltda, the largest retail toy chain in Brazil, for an estimated consideration of US$352m. Notably, the Ri Happy deal belongs to the Consumer sector, which saw the largest number of announced deals in January and February of 2012 (13 transactions valued at US$ 330m). This one deal announced in the beginning of March will more than double the overall value in the sector. At the same time, Business Services dominated the sector tables by value with 6 deals worth US$7bn. However, most of the value for the sector came from Itau Unibanco Holdings SA’s acquisition of a 49.99% stake in Redecard SA, a Brazil-based provider of credit card payment processing services, for a total deal value of US$6.9bn). The transaction had an EBITDA multiple of 12.3x and a relatively high revenue multiple of 7.6x. As a result of this transaction, Itau, which already owns the remaining 50.01% stake in Redecard, will be able to strengthen its position in the lucrative and expanding credit card payment processing industry in Brazil. As the Brazilian economy continues to thrive, the middle class in the country is also expected to grow, further driving innovation and expansion in the banking, services, and consumer sectors in the country. Given the expectations, it will be interesting to see what will happen to the M&A market in this and the following quarters of 2012. Monthly M&A Insider 06 Top deals Top 10 LATIN AMERICAN announced deals of the month (feb-12) LATIN AMERICA Announced Bidder company Target company Target dominant sector 7-Feb-12 Itau Unibanco Holding SA Redecard SA (49.99% stake) Business Services 24-Jan-12 Banco Davivienda SA HSBC Costa Rica; HSBC El Salvador; and HSBC Honduras SA Financial Services 8-Feb-12 BTG Pactual SA Celfin Capital Financial Services 21-Feb-12 Cosan SA Industria e Comercio America Latina Logistica (ALL) (5.67% stake) Transportation 8-Feb-12 Sinochem Group TEPMA BV Energy, Mining & Utilities 5-Feb-12 Daewoo Securities Co Ltd; Samsung Securities Co Ltd; and Korea Investment Management Co Ltd Ankor Oil Field (29.00% Stake) 25-Jan-12 Codere Mexico SA 21-Jan-12 Revenue EBITDA P/E Bid premia 1-day before Deal value (US$m) 7.6 12.3 18.2 9.5% 6,864 n/a n/a - 801 Seller company HSBC Bank (Panama) SA Exit multiples (x) - 600 109.6% 524 Total SA - 438 Energy, Mining & Utilities KNOC USA Corporation - 308 Impulsora de Centros de Entretenimiento de las Americas (35.80% stake) Leisure Corporacion Interamericana de Entretenimiento SAB de CV - 199 Actis LLP Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul (37.00% stake) Business Services - 102 1-Feb-12 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc Probiotica Laboratorios Consumer Ltda 2.0 - 86 22-Feb-12 Mitsui & Co Ltd Veloce Logistica SA 0.5 - 59 Based on announced deals, including lapsed and withdrawn bids Based on dominant geography of target company being Latin America Data correct as of 05-Mar-12 Transportation Source: mergermarket Monthly M&A Insider 07 Trend graphs LATIN AMERICAN M&A quarterly trend 18 160 4,000 16 140 3,500 14 3,000 12 2,500 10 2,000 8 60 1,500 6 40 1,000 4 20 500 2 50 120 40 100 30 80 Number of deals 4,500 Number of deals Value (US$bn) 60 180 Value (US$m) LATIN AMERICA 70 LATIN AMERICAN M&A quarterly private equity trend 20 10 0 0 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12* Total value Mid-market value Total volume Mid-market volume Buyout value LATIN AMERICAN M&A ANNUAL TREND Exit value Buyout volume Exit volume LATIN AMERICAN M&A Annual private equity trend 180 700 160 8,000 50 45 7,000 600 40 140 100 400 80 300 Value (US$m) 120 6,000 35 5,000 30 25 4,000 20 3,000 60 200 40 Number of deals 500 Number of deals Value (US$bn) 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12* 15 2,000 10 100 20 0 0 2006 2007 Total value 2008 2009 Mid-market value 2010 Total volume 2011 YTD 2012* Mid-market volume 1,000 5 0 0 2006 2007 2008 Buyout value 2009 Exit value 2010 2011 Buyout volume YTD 2012* Exit volume Monthly M&A Insider 08 Trend graphs LATIN American M&A geographic Breakdown YTD 2012 LATIN AMERICA value volume 6% 1% 3.4% Brazil 7% Chile 4% 3.4% Brazil Chile 13.6% Colombia Colombia Costa Rica Costa Rica 8% Mexico Argentina 1.7% Mexico 3.4% Peru Argentina 54.2% 20.3% 74% LATIN American M&A Sector Breakdown YTD 2012 value 2.0% 0.1% 3.4% 0.3% volume 7.4% 10.2% Financial Services 5.4% Business Services Financial Services 6.8% Technology Technology 2.0% 0.4% 5.1% Leisure Transportation 65.4% 14.0% 13.6% Business Services Leisure Transportation 20.3% 5.1% Construction Construction Real Estate Pharma, Medical & Biotech 5.1% Consumer Industrials & Chemicals 5.1% Energy, Mining & Utilities 22.0% 1.7% Pharma, Medical & Biotech Agriculture 3.4% Consumer 1.7% Industrials & Chemicals Energy, Mining & Utilities Monthly M&A Insider 09 Trend graphs LATIN American M&A deal size breakdown volume 1.0% 100 5.4% 46.9% 10.8% 90 28.6% 30.5% 29.3% 50 18.2% 20.3% 19.2% 8.3% 36.6% 40 21.8% 16.2% 20 10.3% 12.7% 10.1% 14.8% 2008 2009 5.3% 4.7% 6.3% 5.3% 1.2% 0.3% 6.9% 1.8% 1.2% 2.0% 8.2% 0.8% 5.1% 6.2% 3.4% 6.1% 5.4% 1.7% 1.1% 70 60 85.1% 87.5% 88.2% 85.7% 2006 2007 2008 2009 85.8% 89.8% 2011 YTD 2012* 82.2% 18.0% 40 11.0% 7.0% 6.9% 14.7% 0.6% 50 24.9% 10.0% 25.5% 10 28.1% 24.5% 30 0.7% 80 64.1% 31.3% 0.2% 39.6% 70 60 7.4% 1.0% 6.3% Percentage 80 100 9.2% 16.2% 90 Percentage LATIN AMERICA value 9.4% 14.2% 10.9% 2011 YTD 2012* 30 20 0 2006 2007 2010 2010 <US$250m or undisclosed value <US$250m or undisclosed value US$251m-US$500m US$251m-US$500m US$501m-US$2,000m US$501m-US$2,000m US$2,001m-US$5,000m US$2,001m-US$5,000m >US$5,001m >US$5,001m Monthly M&A Insider 10 A mergermarket M&A report on NORTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA Deal activity sluggish in 2012 In the first two months of the year, 480 deals were announced in North America with an aggregate value of US$89.4bn. Deal activity in the region has not been the strongest, as evident from Q1 2012’s current average deal size (US$186bn) compared to a quarterly average of US$235bn since Q1 2004. Current deal values amount to less than half of Q4 2011 (US$200.8bn) and are similar in proportion for deal count (957 deals). Energy dominates top deals; large cap deals find Switzerland buyers The Energy sector has dominated the top deals of the year so far, with 40 deals valued at US$32.2bn. In late February, El Paso Corporation agreed to sell its exploration and production business, EP Energy Corporation, to affiliates of Apollo Global Management and Riverstone Holdings. Net proceeds from the transaction will be used to repay loans for Kinder Morgan’s acquisition of El Paso, announced last year. The transaction marks the largest announced deal in the region during 2012 so far, with a deal value of US$7.15bn. Mitsubishi recently announced its intention to acquire a 40% stake in the Cutbank Ridge Partnership, which include 409,000 acres of undeveloped Montney lands in Canada and additional development potential in the Cadomin and Doig geological formations, from Canadian energy provider EnCana Corporation. Outside of Canada, Mitsubishi could find M&A opportunities in the US and abroad as it attempts to shore up its renewable energy business and focus on power generation and Independent Power Producer (IPP) capabilities, industry sources have recently speculated. Another cross-border deal featured in the top deals table was announced by Tennessee-based Thomas & Betts Corporation, the low voltage products provider, which signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by the Swedish-Swiss automation technology group ABB Ltd. for a cash consideration of US$3.7bn. Industrials lead deal count; Technology absent from top deals By deal count, Industrials & Chemicals was the most active sector with 97 deals worth US$13.4bn. Notably absent from the top deals list is the Technology sector, which did not see any large cap billion dollar transactions in the first two months of 2012. Nonetheless, Technology is currently the second most active sector by deal count, with 78 deals worth US$7.3bn in the year so far. Amid global uncertainty and tightening corporate regulations, Switzerland-based buyers are eyeing American targets in some of the largest announced deals of the year. Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Holdings submitted a bid for Illumina, the California-based provider of analysis for genetic variations and functions, in a hostile offer worth US$6bn. The deal had initially gathered speculation that a rival bidder would emerge, but due to current macro conditions and sale channel issues in the space, a higher valuation for the American company may not occur. As of late February, Roche extended its cash tender offer expatriation to 23 March 2012. Monthly M&A Insider 11 Top deals & Expected deals Top 10 North American announced deals of the month (feb-12) NORTH AMERICA Announced Bidder company Target company Target dominated sector Seller company El Paso Corporation Exit multiples (x) Revenue EBITDA P/E Bid premia 1-day before Deal value (US$m) - 7,150 24-Feb-12 Apollo Global Management LLC; Riverstone Holdings LLC; and Access Industries Inc EP Energy Corporation Energy, Mining & Utilities 25-Jan-12 Roche Holding Ltd Illumina Inc Pharma, Medical & Biotech 5.7 22.6 71.8 18.1% 6,070 27-Jan-12 Eastman Chemical Company Solutia Inc Industrials & Chemicals 2.2 8.7 12.8 41.7% 4,600 30-Jan-12 ABB Ltd Thomas & Betts Corporation Industrials & Chemicals 1.6 10.1 20.0 24.2% 3,770 16-Jan-12 Pembina Pipeline Corp Provident Energy Ltd Energy, Mining & Utilities 25.3% 3,681 15-Feb-12 Kellogg Company Procter & Gamble Company (Pringles snack business) Consumer Procter & Gamble Company 2.4 14.6 - 3,545 17-Feb-12 Advent International Corporation; and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners TransUnion Corp Financial Services Madison Dearborn Partners LLC; and Pritzker family 3.1 9.4 - 3,178 17-Feb-12 Mitsubishi Corporation Encana Corporation (Cutbank Ridge Partnership) (40.00% stake) Energy, Mining & Utilities EnCana Corporation - 2,909 23-Jan-12 Apache Corporation Cordillera Energy Partners III LLC Energy, Mining & Utilities EnCap Investments LLC - 2,850 03-Jan-12 Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation Devon Energy Corporation (five US oil and gas projects) (33.00% stake) Energy, Mining & Utilities Devon Energy Corporation - 2,500 Based on announced deals, including lapsed and withdrawn bids Based on dominant geography of target company being North America (US + Canada) Data correct as of 05-Mar-12 34.5 Source: mergermarket Monthly M&A Insider 12 Top deals & Expected deals Pipeline of North American expected deals NORTH AMERICA Situation Target company Sector Potential bidder company Financial advisor to bidder (B); target (T); seller (S) Expected Deal SemGroup Corporation Energy, Mining & Utilities Plains All American Pipeline Barclays Capital (T) Expected Deal Prestige Brands Holdings Inc Consumer Expected Deal Jakks Pacific Inc Expected Deal AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc Seller company Market cap/ est. value (US$m) Comments 1,208 On 24-Oct-2011, Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., the listed US based oil transportation and storage company, made an offer of USD 24 per share for SemGroup Corporation, the listed US based provider of transportation and storage services to the oil and gas sector. Plains stated that the offer represented a 16% premium over Semgroup's 10-day average closing price through 05-Oct-2011. Nonetheless, SemGroup has rejected the offer as being too low and claimed that the offer actually represented a mere 2% premium over the previous trading day's close. Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV 834 On 21-Feb-2012, Genomma Lab Internacional, the listed Mexico based pharmaceutical company, submitted a nonbinding proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., the listed US based distributor of over-thecounter healthcare products and household cleaning products, for USD 16.60 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately USD 834m, not including net debt. Among other matters, this proposal is subject to confirmatory due diligence and the negotiation of definitive documentation, as well as a receipt of customary corporate and regulatory approvals. On 27-Feb-2012, in response to the proposal, Prestige Brands Holdings' Board of Directors approved the adoption of a stockholder rights plan. Consumer Oaktree Capital Rothschild (T) 492 On 13-Sep-2011, Jakks Pacific Inc, the listed US based manufacturer of toy products, received a public unsolicited offer from Oaktree Capital to buy the target at USD 20 per share. The bidder already owns a 4.99% stake in Jakks. This offer was unanimously rejected by the target's Board of Directors on 05-Oct-2011 Pharma, Medical & Biotech MSMB Capital MA 286 On 03-Aug-2011, AMAG Pharmaceuticals, the listed US based biopharmaceutical company, received an unsolicited proposal from MSMB Capital Management to acquire the company at USD 18 per share in cash. AMAG Board of Directors has unanimously opposed the proposal and urged stockholders to take no action on the offer. One of the reasons why the Board of Directors might not support the acquisition is that MSMB is proposing to remove six of the seven current members of AMAG's Board and to replace them with its own nominees. Expected deals based on confirmed announcements by companies involved Monthly M&A Insider 13 Trend graphs North American M&A quarterly trend NORTH AMERICA 600 north American M&A quarterly private equity trend 1600 250 350 1,400 300 500 200 800 Value (US$bn) 300 250 150 200 150 100 600 Number of deals 1000 Number of deals Value (US$bn) 1200 400 200 100 400 50 100 50 200 0 0 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q! 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12* Total value Mid-market value Total volume Mid-market volume Buyout value north American M&A ANNUAL TREND Exit value Buyout volume Exit volume north American M&A Annual private equity trend 1,800 6,000 500 1,200 450 1,600 5,000 3,000 800 600 2,000 400 1,000 200 Value (US$bn) 1,000 350 800 300 250 600 200 Number of deals 4,000 Number of deals 1,200 1,000 400 1,400 Value (US$bn) 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12* 400 150 100 200 50 0 0 2006 2007 Total value 2008 2009 Mid-market value 2010 Total volume 2011 YTD 2012* Mid-market volume 0 0 2006 2007 2008 Buyout value 2009 Exit value 2010 2011 Buyout volume YTD 2012* Exit volume Monthly M&A Insider 14 Trend graphs North American M&A Sector Breakdown YTD 2012 0.01% 1% 1% volume 0.1% 0.5% 0.1% 0.01% 4% 0.4% 0.1% 15% Industrials & Chemicals 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 20% Industrials & Chemicals Technology Technology 9% Consumer 8% Consumer Pharma, Medical & Biotech Pharma, Medical & Biotech Business Services Business Services 40% Financial Services 7% 4% 10% Financial Services 16% Energy, Mining & Utilities Energy, Mining & Utilities Media Media Leisure 15% Leisure 10% Construction Construction Real Estate 5% 12% 11% Real Estate Transportation Transportation Telecommunications Defence Defence Telecommunications Agriculture north American M&A deal size breakdown value volume 100 100 14.8% 90 32.1% 43.5% 52.8% 49.3% 70 18.8% 14.7% 21.3% 13.8% 13.3% 16.8% 21.6% 10 7.3% 29.8% 27.8% 1.1% 1.5% 1.8% 5.3% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.4% 0.8% 1.0% 1.1% 1.5% 2.1% 3.7% 3.5% 5.6% 5.0% 5.8% 5.2% 5.4% 5.2% 87.5% 87.5% 86.6% 2010 2011 YTD 2012* 6.2% 4.2% 90 5.3% 85 90.6% 86.8% 9.6% 8.8% 10.1% 6.2% 6.5% 9.5% 9.6% 12.2% 9.2% 12.5% 11.6% 10.3% 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 YTD 2012* 3.8% 5.3% 20.6% 17.5% 13.2% 20 1.1% 35.1% 18.0% 50 30 95 58.8% 60 40 37.7% Percentage 80 Percentage NORTH AMERICA value 80 91.0% 85.6% 5.4% 0 75 2006 2007 2008 2009 <US$250m or undisclosed value <US$250m or undisclosed value US$251m-US$500m US$251m-US$500m US$501m-US$2,000m US$2,001m-US$5,000m >US$5,001m US$501m-US$2,000m US$2,001m-US$5,000m >US$5,001m Monthly M&A Insider 15 A mergermarket M&A report on ASIA-pacific ASIA-Pacific The year 2012 started out with positive news coming out of the US regarding GDP growth. Already cheered at a healthy 2.8%, Q4 2011 was recently revised up to 3% on the back of stronger consumer numbers. Even so, deal numbers in Asia-Pacific for the first two months took a massive hit. A total of US$38.5bn in deals were announced, compared to US$97.8bn worth of deals in Q1 2011. Cash is clearly sitting on the sidelines waiting for signs of a sustainable recovery both in the US and Europe. Energy, Mining & Utilities bore witness to the biggest total deal value, with a combined US$15.33bn worth of deals in the first two months of 2012. And it was in India, which suffered an M&A drought last year, where Sesa Goa’s US$10.29bn blockbuster bid for Sterlite Industries (India) made up nearly two thirds of the sector total. Industrials & Chemicals was second, with a combined total of US$7.2bn in deals. This was followed by the Consumer sector, which notched up US$3.43bn worth of deals. Meanwhile, Industrials & Chemicals topped the deal count, notching up 42 deals in the first two months of 2012. Coming in joint-second were Business Services and Energy, Mining & Utilities, which both posted 25 deals apiece. Looking ahead, there will be continued interest in Southeast Asian investment in sectors such as Technology, Consumer, and Energy, Mining & Utilities. Indonesia, boasting a population of nearly 250m and generating twothirds of its GDP from consumer spending, will be a focal point for growth going forward. There have already been significant deals; a US$146m bid for a 36.06% stake in Trikomsel, an Indonesian retailer of mobile phones, from Legacy Investment and Golden Soleil, two mobile phone retailers based in the Seychelles and British Virgin Islands, respectively, is just one example. Cash-rich Japanese and Chinese companies, as well as the behemoth Korean chaebols such as Samsung and Lotte Group, will ensure there is continued cross-border interest within Asia. Private equity stamped its mark on the top 10 announced deals, with TPG’s US$1.46bn bid for Australia’s Billabong. However, this was short lived as the deal later lapsed as Billabong rejected TPG’s improved offer. Eurozone woes have overseen a vertiginous drop in confidence. And the “waitand-see” approach seems to be borne out by the numbers. Buyouts in the region in the first two months of 2012 only totalled US$0.8bn, compared to US$10.4bn in Q1 2011. Exits followed a similar path, with US$0.9bn in exits so far this year, compared to US$10.8bn in Q1 2011. Monthly M&A Insider 16 Top deals Top 10 Asia-Pacific announced deals of the month (feb-12) ASIA-PACIFIC Announced Bidder company Target company Target dominant sector Seller company Revenue Exit multiples (x) EBITDA P/E Bid premia 1-day before Deal value (US$m) 25-Feb-12 Sesa Goa Limited Sterlite Industries (India) Limited Energy, Mining & Utilities 3.3 21.9 35.8 15.0% 10,289 21-Feb-12 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Alibaba.com Limited (27.03% stake) Technology 8.2 27.2 32.4 45.9% 2,355 17-Feb-12 TPG Capital LP Billabong International Limited Consumer 0.8 6.6 7.0 84.4% 1,464 16-Feb-12 Perenco SA ConocoPhillips Company (Vietnam business unit) Energy, Mining & Utilities - 1,290 20-Feb-12 Henan Dayou Energy Co Ltd Energy, Mining & Yimei Group Yangguang Utilities Coal Mining Co Ltd; Yimei Group Gongyi Tieshenggou Coal Mining Co Ltd; Xinjiang Dahuangshan Yuxin Coal Mining Co Ltd (49.00% stake); and Tianjun Yihai Energy Mining Operating Co Ltd - 1,171 04-Feb-12 Piramal Healthcare Limited Vodafone Essar Limited (5.50% stake) Telecommunications ETHL Communications Holdings Limited - 610 24-Feb-12 AGL Energy Limited Loy Yang Power (67.46% stake) Energy, Mining & Utilities Great Energy Alliance Corp Pty Ltd - 480 29-Feb-12 Caterpillar Inc Caterpillar Japan Ltd (33.00% stake) Industrials & Chemicals Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd - 449 03-Feb-12 Hana Financial Group Inc Korea Exchange Bank (6.25% stake) Financial Services The Export-Import Bank of Korea n/a n/a 48.2% 427 24-Feb-12 J Front Retailing Co Ltd Parco Co Ltd (33.20% stake) Consumer Mori Trust Co Ltd 0.6 9.5 61.3% 371 Based on announced deals, including lapsed and withdrawn bids Based on dominant geography of target company being Asia-Pacific Data correct as of 06-Mar-12 ConocoPhillips Company Yima Coal Mining Group Co Ltd 2.5 5.9 22.7 Source: mergermarket Monthly M&A Insider 17 Trend graphs asia-pacific M&A quarterly trend 160 800 140 700 120 600 100 500 80 400 60 300 40 200 20 100 0 25 20 Total volume 70 15 60 50 40 30 5 20 10 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12* Mid-market value 80 10 0 Total value 100 90 Value (US$bn) 900 Number of deals 180 Number of deals Value (US$bn) ASIA-PACIFIC asia-pacific M&A quarterly private equity trend 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12* Mid-market volume Buyout value asia-pacific M&A ANNUAL TREND Exit value Buyout volume Exit volume asia pacific M&A Annual private equity trend 500 3,000 70 350 60 300 50 250 40 200 30 150 20 100 10 50 450 Value (US$bn) 300 250 1,500 200 Number of deals 2,000 Number of deals 350 Value (US$bn) 2,500 400 1,000 150 100 500 50 0 0 2006 2007 Total value 2008 2009 Mid-market value 2010 Total volume 2011 YTD 2012* Mid-market volume 0 0 2006 2007 2008 Buyout value 2009 Exit value 2010 2011 Buyout volume YTD 2012* Exit volume Monthly M&A Insider 18 Trend graphs ASIA-PACIFIC M&A GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN YTD 2012 ASIA-PACIFIC value volume 1.7% 1.4% 1.1% 2.2% 2.6% 3.6% 9.4% India Japan 36.5% 7.0% Australia China 13.1% India 1.9% 3.8% Japan 0.9% Australia 8.0% China 19.2% Hong Kong 9.1% Vietnam South Korea 13.9% 1.9% Vietnam South Korea 5.6% Malaysia Malaysia Indonesia Indonesia Thailand Thailand 15.0% 21.1% Other 20.8% Hong Kong Other Asia-Pacific M&A Sector Breakdown YTD 2012 value volume 0.2% 1.6% 0.6% 5.9% 3.1% 3.3% 18.7% Industrials & Chemicals 1.8% 1.4% 2.5% Business Services 7.6% Consumer 2.3% 1.4% 19.7% 5.2% Industrials & Chemicals Business Services 5.2% Energy, Mining & Utilities Energy, Mining & Utilities 7.6% Consumer 5.6% Technology Technology Financial Services 11.7% 5.6% Pharma, Medical & Biotech Pharma, Medical & Biotech 6.1% Leisure Leisure Construction 39.8% Real Estate Financial Services Transportation Transportation 8.7% 11.7% 9.4% 11.3% Construction Real Estate Telecommunications Telecommunications Agriculture Agriculture Monthly M&A Insider 19 Trend graphs asia-pacific M&A deal size breakdown volume 100 100 17.5% 19.8% 13.6% 26.7% 24.4% 29.6% 80 70 15.6% 17.0% 16.9% 23.6% 13.8% 16.3% 30.5% 50 30.7% 27.1% 22.1% 26.5% 29.9% 26.3% 40 30 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.5% 0.9% 0.9% 4.8% 5.1% 4.5% 5.5% 4.5% 5.4% 4.8% 5.4% 3.8% 5.8% 5.3% 90 5.3% 6.2% 6.1% 85 12.5% 12.0% 11.0% 11.2% 10.7% 12.4% 88.9% 11.4% 20 10 0.3% 27.5% 15.8% 60 0.3% 1.2% 95 Percentage 90 Percentage ASIA-PACIFIC value 88.3% 88.4% 87.8% 88.8% 87.2% 88.7% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 YTD 2012* 80 20.8% 24.4% 20.5% 21.4% 21.6% 2008 2009 2010 19.5% 19.3% 2011 YTD 2012* 0 2006 2007 75 2006 <US$250m or undisclosed value <US$250m or undisclosed value US$251m-US$500m US$251m-US$500m US$501m-US$2,000m US$501m-US$2,000m US$2,001m-US$5,000m US$2,001m-US$5,000m >US$5,001m >US$5,001m Monthly M&A Insider 20 A mergermarket M&A report on EUROPE europe A FOCUS ON THE NORDIC REGION The Nordic region gets 2012 off to a slow start with a total of 66 deals valuing €6.176bn in the first two months. March’s activity is unlikely to equalise the 116 deals difference compared to 2011’s full Q1 at 182 deals and a deal value of €11.635bn. Nevertheless, M&A dealmakers in Scandinavia (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland) “remain mildly optimistic” according to mergermarket intelligence. Stable Scandinavia Country breakdown 2011 was a successful year for the Nordics and accounted for €50.1bn worth of transaction, according to mergermarket data. This is supported by 2011’s 182 deals in Q1 producing a 98% increase since 2009’s low of 92 deals. It wouldn’t be surprising, however, to see 2012’s Q1 looking very similar to 2009 when also considering the on-going debt crisis in the Eurozone and the global economic uncertainty. For deal value, the biggest increase in a Q1 during the last six years has been between Q1 2010 and Q1 2011 at 97% from €5.906bn to €11.635bn. Standards are high for 2012 and Q1 is unlikely to catch up with 2011 meaning a halt in the gradual rise in activity since 2009. Sweden and Norway have eight active sectors already, making them the most lively in Scandinavia. Sweden’s second largest sector at 16.7% is Construction and also provides the largest deal value at a total market share of 51.9%. Sweden was the busiest for the whole of 2011 within the Nordic area with 266 transactions totalling €21bn. Potential takeovers of Swedish target companies are likely to include Ahlsell, the construction products and machinery distributor being acquired by CVC. Bravida, the integrated supplier of technical installation and service solutions for buildings and plants, is also up for sale by owner private equity firm Triton, which has hired Deutsche Bank and Handelsbanken as financial advisors to find bidders. Another targeted company is Actic, the Swedish fitness chain, which is planning to be sold by owner FSN Capital. Sector Industrials & Chemicals is the consolidated sector that has dominated the Nordics since 2007. From 2009 though, this has been the chief sector for both deal value and volume, even when activity hasn’t been very high. Q1 2012 will see the same trend continue but the 20 deals so far valuing at €2.556bn result in a 47% decrease in deals and a 68% drop in deal value compared to last years’ Q1 showing 38 deals valuing at €7.035bn. Finland’s six active sectors and Denmark’s four active sectors prove that they deal mostly in the areas that are known to provide a positive return in their niche markets. These markets are Industrials & Chemicals for both while Pharma, Medial and Biotech coming second in Finland and Energy, Mining & Utilities coming second in Denmark. The difficulty for Danish M&A in 2012 will be the proposed increase in tax law which will discourage generational takeovers. Despite a slow start to 2012, conditions remain relatively conducive to M&A transactions in the Nordic region. The lending environment looks largely positive across the Nordics region. This works well with both factors of the overhang of maturities of private equity portfolios and the healthy amount of companies with strong balance sheets and expansive ambitions. Monthly M&A Insider 21 Top deals & Expected deals Top 10 european announced deals of the month (feb-12) EUROPE Announced Bidder company Target company Target dominated sector Revenue EBITDA P/E Bid premia 1-day before Deal value (€m) 2.2 6.4 10.5 2.3% 40,319 Seller company Exit multiples (x) 07-Feb-12 Glencore International plc Xstrata Plc (65.92% Stake) Energy, Mining & Utilities 17-Jan-12 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. RBS Aviation Capital Financial Services Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc n/a n/a - 5,732 28-Feb-12 Deutsche Bank AG Deutsche Postbank AG (39.5% Stake) Financial Services Deutsche Post AG n/a n/a - 2,411 31-Jan-12 Outokumpu Oyj Inoxum Industrials & Chemicals ThyssenKrupp AG 0.4 13.5 - 2,384 16-Feb-12 Delmi SpA Edipower SpA (70% Stake) Energy, Mining & Utilities Edison International SpA; and Alpiq Holding Ltd 1.6 9.7 - 1,904 29-Feb-12 CVC Capital Partners Limited Ahlsell Sverige AB Construction Cinven Limited; and GS Capital Partners 0.8 9.5 - 1,800 17-Jan-12 DS Smith Plc Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (packaging division) Industrials & Chemicals Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA - 1,600 24-Jan-12 Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS Consumer SABMiller Plc (beer business in Ukraine and Russia) SABMiller Plc - 1,458 13-Feb-12 LBBW Immobilien consortium led by PATRIZIA Immobilien AG LBBW Immobilien GmbH Landesbank BadenWurttemberg - 1,435 17-Jan-12 The Federal Agency for State Property Management Rostelecom OAO (7.43% Technology Stake) 51.0% 1,264 Based on announced deals, including lapsed and withdrawn bids Based on dominant geography of target company being Europe Data correct as of 05-Mar-12 Real Estate Deposit Insurance Agency 2.8 12.8 Source: mergermarket Monthly M&A Insider 22 Top deals & Expected deals EUROPE Pipeline of european expected deals Situation Target company Sector Potential bidder company Potential takeover target Transdev SA Transportation Rumoured takeover Zespol Elektrowni Wodnych Niedzica SA (ZEW Niedzica) Energy, Mining Energo PRO as & Utilities Rumoured takeover Oesterreichische Volksbanken AG Financial Services Potential takeover target Endesa SA Energy, Mining ContourGlobal LP (business in Ireland) & Utilities Potential takeover target TAV Havalimanlari Holding Financial adviser to bidder (B); target (T); seller (S) PKF Consult sp z oo (B) BAWAG PSK Transportation Vinci SA Note: Expected deals based on confirmed announcements by companies involved Deutsche Bank (S) Seller company Market cap/est. value (€m) Comments Veolia Environnement SA - Veolia Environnement, the listed French multi-utility and transportation group, is understood to be considering selling its transportation division Veolia Transdev, daily Le Figaro reported. Ministry of Treasury of the Republic of Poland - Poland’s Treasury plans sale of Enea, Energa, ZEW Niedzica, ZE PAK and portion of shares in PGE. Government of Austria 1,350 Oesterreichische Volksbanken (OVAG), the co-operative Austrian bank, could reconsider a merger with privately owned Austrian rival Bawag PSK, Format reported. The Austrian state has invested roughly €1.35bn in OVAG so far. Bawag PSK is controlled by international private equity house Cerberus Capital. 300 Endesa (ELE:SM), the Spainbased utility group, is in talks with prospective buyers for its Irish assets according to its CEO Andrea Brentan. A published report citing sources with knowledge of the situation said Endesa had a number of potential buyers interested in acquiring Endesa Ireland. One of the buyers was the New York-based investment fund ContourGlobal, the report said, adding that the sale was worth an estimated €300m. 1,181 Vinci, the French construction company said it was going to place a bid to buy a 40.00% stake in TAV, the Turkey based airport management company, according to reports in ntvmsnbc. Zaman quoted Louis-Roch Burgard, CEO of Vinci, as saying that TAV seems to be in favour of the sale process to be finalised as soon as possible, and Vinci is ready to act accordingly. Endesa SA Tepe Group; and Akfen Holding AS Source: mergermarket Monthly M&A Insider 23 Trend graphs european M&A quarterly trend EUROPE european M&A quarterly private equity trend 500 140 2,000 450 130 1,800 400 120 1,400 100 1,200 1,000 200 800 Value (€bn) 110 350 300 90 80 250 70 200 60 50 100 600 40 400 30 150 100 20 200 0 0 Mid-market value Total volume 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12* Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12* Total value 50 10 0 Buyout value Mid-market volume european M&A ANNUAL TREND Exit value Buyout volume Exit volume european M&A Annual private equity trend 1,200 8,000 300 1,600 7,000 1,400 1,000 250 6,000 600 4,000 Value (€bn) 5,000 1,200 200 1,000 150 800 3,000 400 Number of deals 800 Number of deals Value (€bn) Number of deals 300 1,600 Number of deals Value (€bn) 400 600 100 2,000 200 400 50 1,000 0 0 2006 2007 Total value 2008 2009 Mid-market value 2010 Total volume 2011 YTD 2012* Mid-market volume 200 0 0 2006 2007 2008 Buyout value 2009 Exit value 2010 2011 Buyout volume YTD 2012* Exit volume Monthly M&A Insider 24 Trend graphs European M&A GEOGRAPHIC Breakdown Ytd 2012 EUROPE value volume 8.0% 9.7% 7.7% 6.0% 0.9% 0.3% UK 2.9% CEE UK 20.8% CEE 5.1% Iberia 7.4% France Iberia France 9.2% Nordic Nordic 9.6% Germany 11.5% Benelux Italy 48.5% 2.6% Benelux 16.2% 5.1% Switzerland Italy Switzerland Others 5.1% Germany Others 11.8% 11.6% European M&A Sector Breakdown Ytd 2012 value 3.0% 0.7% 0.7% 1.4% volume 1.8% 2.2% 0.3% 1.9% 11.2% 3.0% Industrials & Chemicals 4.3% 12.0% Consumer 2.0% 2.1% 1.8% Business Services Technology 1.1% 0.9% 0.7% 0.5% Industrials & Chemicals 4.6% 28.8% 4.6% Business Services Technology 4.7% Pharma, Medical & Biotech Energy, Mining & Utilities Pharma, Medical & Biotech 6.0% Energy, Mining & Utilities Financial Services Construction Financial Services 6.5% Construction Media Transportation 56.5% Leisure Consumer Media 16.5% 9.1% 11.1% Transportation Leisure Telecommunications Telecommunications Real Estate Real Estate Agriculture Agriculture Defence Monthly M&A Insider 25 Trend graphs european M&A deal size breakdown volume 90 26.4% 34.6% 39.2% 10 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.9% 0.9% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.4% 3.3% 3.1% 3.2% 20.0% 17.6% 16.4% 21.2% 14.8% 30.9% 2.7% 3.0% 3.5% 24.2% 23.5% 22.3% 8.4% 8.4% 9.1% 15.9% 13.7% 17.0% 2006 2007 2008 9.2% 20.2% 20.7% 9.2% 93.1% 93.0% 92.6% 2010 2011 YTD 2012* 2.3% 3.2% 94 3.5% 3.9% 92 94.8% 11.2% 93.1% 8.3% 17.2% 18.7% 2010 2011 2.1% 4.0% 96 5.6% 30.2% 20.4% 2.7% 3.8% 56.2% 30 20 0.4% 98 21.9% 50 40 17.4% 38.7% 70 60 22.1% Percentage 80 0.4% 100 100 Percentage EUROPE value 90 91.4% 90.8% 9.3% 88 0 2009 YTD 2012* 2006 2007 2008 2009 <€250m or undisclosed value <€250m or undisclosed value €251m-€500m €251m-€500m €501m-€2,000m €501m-€2,000m €2,001m-€5,000m €2,001m-€5,000m >€5,001m >€5,001m Monthly M&A Insider 26 A mergermarket M&A report on THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA Middle East & Africa ME&A M&A ACTIVITY With a political environment that continues to be defined by uncertainty in the Middle East & Africa (ME&A), the M&A activity in the region shows no sign of recovery. Activity in the region is quite targeted, with 59% of the volume of deals taking place in South Africa and Israel. After a slight recovery in the last period of 2011, with a total number of deals amounting to US$4bn for the month of December only, the M&A activity in the ME&A region has seen a slowdown in the first two months of 2012, with a total value of US$3.5bn, representing a 72.2% decrease in value and 15% decrease in number of deals compared to the same period last year. The M&A activity in January and February was mainly driven by a series of large deals in the Energy, Mining & Utilities sector which accounted for the largest percentage of deal value in the region, with 43.6% of the market share. The top ME&A mining deals announced include the acquisition of the Democratic Republic of Congo-based Kolwezi Tailings project, Frontier and Lonshi mines and related exploration interests of First Quantum Minerals, the Canada-based mining company engaged in mineral exploration, development and mining, by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Plc, the UK-based diversified natural resources group with integrated mining, processing, energy and transport operations, and the Evander Gold Mines Ltd acquisition by Pan African Resources Plc along with Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources Limited, which amounted to US$1.3bn and US$221m respectively. However, TMT was the most active sector by number of deals, with 9 transactions (representing 20.5% of the market share) announced in January and February, worth US$577m. Orascom – France Telecom saga over? After a long period of dispute and rejection, France Telecom (FT) and Orascom Telecom have finally reached an agreement on the acquisition of the Egyptian mobile operator Mobinil. The French operator has been keen to take control over Mobinil since at least 2010, when it made a bid to purchase the remaining stake it doesn’t own in Mobinil. That deal was then cancelled by the Egyptian Court, who ruled in favour of Orascom. Almost two years later, France Telecom made a non-binding offer valuing Mobinil share at EGP202.5, and intends to launch a tender offer at the same offer price for the remainder of the 29% stake in the company traded on the Egyptian stock exchange. Shareholders of Orascom Telecom voted in favour of the sale of most of their stake in the jointly owned Mobinil, in a deal worth about US$2bn. Orascom Telecom will remain as France Telecom strategic local partner in Egypt, and will keep a 5% stake in Mobinil and a 30% voting rights along with board representation. The question remains on whether the deal will go through this time. According to Marc Rennard, Vice President of France Telecom for Africa, the Middle East and Asia, the deal should not face any obstacles because of the offer price of EGP202.5 per share, which was valued by FT at EGP245 per share back in 2010 ( a discount of 17%). The sale, which is subject to final documentation and to the approval of the companies’ respective boards of directors and of regulatory authorities, is expected to be completed in two months. France Telecom owns about 71% of Mobinil Telecom Co., which controls Mobinil, and Orascom Telecom owns the rest. Orascom Telecom also holds a 20% direct stake in Mobinil, while about 29% is traded on the Egyptian Exchange. Monthly M&A Insider 27 Top deals Top 10 Middle Eastern & African announced deals of the month (feb-12) Middle East & Africa Announced Bidder company Target company Target dominated sector Seller company Clal Industries and Investments Ltd Exit multiples (x) Revenue EBITDA P/E Bid premia 1-day before Deal value (US$m) - 356 - 167 - 134 - 130 - 124 - 118 10-Feb-12 Livnat Family Mashav Initiating and Development Ltd (55.00% stake) Construction 9-Feb-12 Olam International Limited Titanium Holding Company SA Consumer 3-Feb-12 Coca Cola Icecek AS Al Waha for Soft Drinks, Consumer Mineral water and Juices LLC (85.00% stake) 20-Feb-12 F5 Networks Inc Traffix Systems TMT 6-Feb-12 International Finance Corporation The Mediterranean and Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Co (15.00% stake) Financial Services 14-Feb-12 Duet Group Dashen Brewery Share Company Ltd (41.00% stake) Consumer 22-Feb-12 Al Raya For Foodstuff Citi Venture Capital Company Ltd International; and Levant Capital Limited (Controlling stake) Consumer - 100 21-Feb-12 Litha Healthcare Group Limited Pharmaplan Pty Ltd Pharma, Medical & Paladin Labs Inc Biotech - 77 21-Feb-12 OBO Bettermann Gmbh & Co Kg O-Line Holdings Limited (81.57% stake) Construction 110.0% 32 27-Feb-12 Mealpass Motivation Solutions Israel Ltd Cibus Business Meals Ltd Business Services - 28 Based on announced deals, including lapsed and withdrawn bids Based on dominant geography of target being Middle East or Africa Data correct as of 05-Mar-12 1.0 Bessemer Venture Partners; StageOne Ventures; Benny Schnaider (Private Investor); and Shaked Ventures 12.9 Tiret Endowment Investment Organization 0.6 New Hamashbir Lazarchan Ltd 4.8 6.9 Source: mergermarket Monthly M&A Insider 28 Trend graphs Middle eastERN & africaN M&A quarterly private equity trend 40,000 160 35,000 140 30,000 120 25,000 100 7,000 25 6,000 80 15,000 60 10,000 40 5,000 20 Value (US$m) 20,000 5,000 15 4,000 3,000 10 Number of deals Value (US$m) 20 Number of deals 2,000 5 0 1,000 0 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12* Mid-market value Total volume Mid-market volume Buyout value Middle eastERN & africaN M&A ANNUAL TREND 80 400 70 350 60 300 50 250 40 200 30 150 20 100 10 50 0 0 Total value 2008 2009 Mid-market value 2010 Total volume Buyout volume Exit volume 2011 YTD 2012* Mid-market volume 14 70 12 60 10 50 8 40 6 30 4 20 2 10 0 Number of deals 450 Number of deals 500 90 2007 Exit value Middle eastERN & africaN M&A Annual private equity trend 100 2006 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 06 06 06 06 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12* Value (US$bn) Total value Value (US$bn) Middle East & Africa Middle eastERN & africaN M&A quarterly trend 0 2006 2007 2008 Buyout value 2009 Exit value 2010 2011 Buyout volume YTD 2012* Exit volume Monthly M&A Insider 29 Trend graphs Middle eastERN & africaN M&A GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN YTD 2012 Middle East & Africa value volume 2.0% 3.4% 0.4% 2.3% 0.3% 2.3% 3.9% Israel 5.0% 28.3% South Africa Saudi Arabia Democratic Republic of Congo 2.3% 2.3% Israel 2.3% 2.3% 29.5% South Africa 4.5% United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia 4.5% Democratic Republic of Congo Nigeria Ethiopia 36.7% 13.5% Nigeria 9.1% Iraq Ethiopia Mozambique Iraq Tanzania Mauritius 9.1% Zimbabwe Mozambique 29.5% 6.5% Tanzania Zimbabwe Middle eastERN & africaN M&A Sector Breakdown YTD 2012 value volume 1.9% 2.6% 0.2% 16.7% 11.2% 4.5% TMT Consumer Business Services 3.9% TMT 20.5% 4.5% Energy, Mining & Utilites 4.1% 2.3% 2.3% Energy, Mining & Utilites 4.5% Consumer Business Services 4.5% Financial Services Financial Services Construction Construction 9.1% 15.9% Pharma, Medical & Biotech 15.7% 43.6% Pharma, Medical & Biotech Transportation Transportation Industrials & Chemicals Industrials & Chemicals Leisure 15.9% 15.9 % Agriculture Monthly M&A Insider 30 Trend graphs Middle eastERN & africaN M&A DEAL SIZE BREAKDOWN volume 100 100 90 90 70 80 47.9% 65.7% 36.2% 54.9% 53.3% 67.0% 68.0% 60 21.6% 50 19.1% 40 30 20 10 11.3% 12.7% 2006 17.6% 12.6% 19.2% 14.8% 7.5% 1.0% 2007 0.9% 2008 12.7% 1.7% 2009 14.5% 5.6% 3.8% 5.7% 3.4% 4.1% 11.2% 13.2% 36.4% 32.4% 2.3 6.0% 5.7% 10.2% 15.4% 1.6% 2010 9.8% 9.7% 8.9% 1.0% 2011 60 50 6.7% 6.4% 33.9% 4.5% 15.9% 11.0% 20.5% 33.7% 27.9% 32.5% 30 20 9.4% 13.7% 6.2% 7.2% 40 19.2% 13.2% 7.8% 0 13.2% 29.0% 12.8% 9.1% 70 Percentage 80 Percentage Middle East & Africa value 1.4% 2.3% YTD 2012 36.3% 39.3% 42.9% 2006 2007 2008 47.0% 44.4% 2009 2010 47.9% 56.8% 2011 YTD 2012* 10 0 <US$14.9m or undisclosed value <US$14.9m or undisclosed value US$15m-US$100m US$15m-US$100m US$101m-US$250m US$101m-US$250m US$251m-US$500m US$251m-US$500m >US$501m >US$501m Monthly M&A Insider 31 About Merrill Corporation ABOUT MERRILL CORPORATION Founded in 1968 and headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, Merrill Corporation is a leading provider of outsourced solutions for complex business communication and information management. 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Examples of our services include customisable corporate identity materials, direct-mail marketing pieces and promotional programs supported by web-based technologies. Merrill’s Translations Services provide a range of translation options to help clients achieve the most efficient and cost effective approach to their translation projects. Merrill Brink offers extensive legal translation services for international litigation, intellectual property, patents, contractual matters, antitrust matters, mergers and acquisitions, arbitration and more. www.datasite.com About Merrill DataSite Revolutionising the due diligence process Merrill DataSite is designed for rapid deployment and can be up and running within two hours of a client’s need. Our team can scan, upload and organise thousands of pages of content from any source in 24 hours or less. Every aspect of the process, from document scanning to VDR hosting and project management is delivered by Merrill’s multilingual team, available around the clock worldwide. With Merrill DataSite, all documents are captured and indexed to an online database and because all rights are designated by the client, security and control are guaranteed. Each user’s ability to view, print or access source documents is set up by the client administrator and can be changed at any time. Merrill DataSite provides useful tools, including full search, viewer audit capability, Q&A, bulk uploads and detailed user activity tracking that help clients maintain tighter control and have greater insight into reviewer behaviour. Merrill DataSite enhances transaction success Merrill DataSite is the industry’s acknowledged leader. More than 61,000 different private and public companies across the globe have leveraged Merrill DataSite to increase the value of the following types of transactions: • Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures • Private placement transactions • Leveraged buyout transactions • Bankruptcy and reorganisation transactions • Financial restructuring transactions • Initial public offerings and dual-track processes • Asset purchases and liquidations • Post-merger integration Monthly M&A Insider 32 About Merrill DATASITE Now Smarter, Faster, Easier! ABOUT MERRILL DATASITE Please visit our website: www.datasite.com Merrill DataSite – built with the client in mind Merrill DataSite was created to meet its clients’ needs and built to their specifications. Since 2002 we have consistently leveraged the experiences of our clients to add leading-edge functionality to the available toolset. Merrill DataSite allows its users and administrators to: Examine documents immediately. Patented technology ensures you never have to wait for a document to be downloaded. Because the data resides on Merrill’s servers, you can simultaneously view an unlimited number of documents in multiple windows without having to close out or save to your “temp” file. When faced with hundreds of documents to review, this feature saves significant time and expense. Designate user permissions. Team administrators can control which users will be able to view, print or download specific documents, folders or projects – simply and quickly. Search every word in every document. With large document collections, sophisticated search features are key to finding critical information and accelerating the due diligence process. Merrill DataSite performs Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on each and every letter in each and every document. Our search capabilities allow users to search tens – if not hundreds – of thousands of pages to find what’s relevant to them. Merrill DataSite’s search capabilities ensure nothing is missed in any of the posted documents - regardless of where they may be organised within the index (e.g. find every instance of “contract” and “termination” within 5 words of each other, etc.). Search results are returned much faster and are unlimited in terms of document results and hits within a document. Using wildcard, fuzzy, proximity, boosting, Boolean and grouping modifiers, you can search and find exact matches and near-matches, including misspelled words. Potential buyers will enjoy increased confidence knowing they’ve received and seen all materials and documents that are relevant to their decision-making. Protect confidential information. ”View-only” documents are never downloaded. Merrill DataSite, not the computer’s browser, controls the caching process providing unmatched security levels. Unlike other VDR providers, images are never viewable on the PC’s cache after the conclusion of a session. Track all activity accurately. Auditing and reporting tools provide a verifiable account of each individual’s time spent viewing both documents and specific pages – information that adds negotiating leverage. Need to work remotely? No problem. Whether you’re working in Beijing or New York, you can view your documents online without having to navigate through internal firewalls and email restrictions that often exist for outside company connections and which delay the due diligence process. Security is our highest priority Merrill has been a trusted provider of secure information to the financial and legal industries for more than 40 years. Our employees execute letters of confidentiality and we are audited annually (internal and third-party) to make certain our IT infrastructure and processes remain sound. Merrill DataSite was the first virtual data room to receive the ISO 27001 certification for its comprehensive Information Security Management System (ISMS). The ISO 27001 standard, developed by the International Organisation for Standards to establish international requirements for information security and certification of ISMS, is designed to ensure effective protection of information assets in foreign markets, as well as across national and regional boundaries. The best tool in the industry Merrill DataSite technology allows for the fastest conversion of soft and hard copy documents to the electronic viewing platform. As a result, designated administrators are able to review documents the moment they are available. Through secure, simultaneous access, full text search capabilities and robust reporting tools, both archival and transactional due diligence processes are streamlined. As a result, Merrill DataSite gives you more insight and control, and dramatically reduces transaction time and costs. As a leading provider of VDR solutions worldwide, Merrill DataSite has empowered nearly two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Monthly M&A Insider 33 About Merrill Corporation EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT ABOUT MERRILL CORPORATION Chris Robilliard Regional Director, Australia & New Zealand Tel: +612 8667 3064 Steve Piccone Vice President, New York Tel: +1 212 229 6883 Paul Hartzell Senior Vice President Tel: +1 212 367 5950 Manuel Bentosinos Regional Director, Mexico, Columbia and Caribbean Tel: +52 55 9171 2237 William Polese Regional Director, New York Tel: +1 212 229 6612 EXECUTIVE SALES Ana Paula Macêd Távora de Castro Regional Director, South America Tel: +55 11 9908 0858 Ed Bifulk President Tel: +1 212 229 6563 Chris Beckmann Regional Director, Germany, Switzerland and Poland Tel: +49 69 25617 110 Alex Gross Regional Director, Eastern Europe & Middle East Tel: +49 69 7593 7148 Michael Hinchliffe Regional Director, U. K. 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Doane Regional Director, New York Tel: +1 212 229 6620 Adam Kuritzky Regional Director, New York Tel: +1 917 232 9569 Shelle Martin Regional Director, New York Tel: +1 212 229 6613 John McElrone Regional Director, New York Tel: +1 212 229 6656 Matthew Mezzancello Regional Director, NY, NJ & PA Tel: +1 212 229 6618 Paul Kleinkauf Regional Director, Southeast Tel: +1 404 602 3251 Michail Sidorov Regional Director, Ohio & Michigan Tel: +1 216-333-1274 Jessie Saini Regional Director, Midwest Tel: +1 312-386-2293 Scott Haugen Regional Director, Minnesota & Wisconsin Tel: +1 651 632 4375 Anthony Crosby Regional Director, Chicago Tel: +1 312 674 6511 Mark Plaehn Regional Director, Chicago Tel: +1 312 674 6527 Kelly-Leigh Keefe, Regional Director, Chicago Tel: +1 312-386-2229 Nicholas Renter Regional Director, Texas Tel: +1 214 754 2100 Andrew Buonincontro Regional Director, Bay Area Tel: +1 650 493 1400 Erik Sandie Regional Director, Bay Area Tel: +1 650 493 1400 Jay Loyola Regional Director, Bay Area Tel: +1 949 622 0663 Dan Phelan Regional Director, Los Angeles Tel: +1 213 253 2139 Hans Schumann Regional Director, San Diego Tel: +1 760 635 0830 David Yeary Vice President, DataSite Life Sciences Tel: +1 415 307 4414 James Snaza Director of Life Sciences Tel: +1 651 632 4585 Jon Blue Vice President, Clean Tech Tel: +1 206-696-9169 Monthly M&A Insider 34 The following notes pertain to data contained in this publication: • Deals are included where the deal value is greater than or equal to €5m. • Where no deal value has been disclosed, deals are included if the turnover of the target is greater than or equal to €10m. • Deals are included in the graphs and Top Deals in each section based on the dominant geography and dominant sector of the target company. 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