2012-11-01 09:53:46 - New Consumer Goods market report from Canadean: "September Monthly Deals Roundup - Consumer Packaged Goods"

Product Synopsis
The report provides a review and understanding of mergers and acquisitions (M&As), capital-raising, partnering deals, and agreements entered into by CPG companies during September 2012.

Introduction and Landscape
Why was the report written?
Using this report, dealmakers will effectively gain an insight into deal activity during the month. Additionally, the report provides an overview of all the partnering, alliances, and M&A deals announced worldwide.

What makes this report unique and essential to read?
The Monthly Report provides the reader with the top-line data necessary to quickly keep abreast of deal activity in the CPG market on a monthly basis.

Key Features and Benefits
The report provides detailed analysis on mergers and acquisitions (M&As) activity in the CPG industry in September 2012 compared

to August 2012, and the trailing twelve month average, which provides an insight into the inorganic growth strategies of companies in the industry and competitor tracking.


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The report provides a detailed analysis on the private equity and venture capital activity in the CPG industry in September 2012 compared to August 2012, and the trailing twelve month average; this provides an insight into the investment activity in the industry by financial investors.

The report provides a detailed analysis on capital raising activity, including equity and debt offerings, in the CPG industry in September 2012 compared to August2012, and the trailing twelve month average. This provides an insight into the capital raising activity of companies in the industry, including the fund raising trend from both equity and debt capital markets.

The report provides detailed analysis on strategic partnerships in the CPG industry in September 2012 compared to August 2012, and the trailing twelve month average.

Key Highlights
Though the total number of deals across segments remained constant overall, health and beauty experienced the highest jump, of 36.36%, with 30 deals in September compared to 22 in August, and Alcoholic Drinks increased to 27 in September from 22 August, recording an increase of 22.73%.

The month over month decline in deal volume was the highest in Europe this month, which reflects weak consumer confidence. The Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) average is 42, whereas the number of deals in September was 25.

In September, debt offerings recorded increased activity, posting 14 deals worth a total of US$9,957.8 million. The US$2,500 million senior unsecured notes offering by Merck & Co., Inc., a US-based producer of prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, consumer care, and animal health products based in the US, was the largest debt offering deal that principally drove the channel's overall deal value.

Report Table of Contents:

1 Introduction
1.1 What is this Report About?
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Summary Methodology
2 Analysis
2.1 Deals across Sectors Jump in September While Beverages Alone Declines
2.2 Volume Remains Constant as Compared to August But Falls below the TTM
3 Deal Volume and Value Analysis
3.1 By Deal Type
3.2 By Segment
3.3 By Region
3.4 Deals in Active Markets
3.5 Deal Size Analysis
3.6 Deal Rationale Analysis
3.7 Main Deals
4 Appendix
4.1 About Canadean
4.2 Disclaimer

List of Tables

Table 1: Active Regions, September 2012
Table 2: Deal Size Analysis, September 2012
Table 3: Main Deals, September 2012
Table 4: Main PE/VC Deals, September 2012
Table 5: Main Capital-Raising Deals, September 2012
Table 6: Main Cross-Border M&A Deals, September 2012
Table 7: Main Deals in Emerging Markets, September 2012
Table 8: Main Rumor Deals, September 2012

List of Figures

Figure 1: Deal Volume by Deal type, September 2012
Figure 2: Deal Value by Deal type (US$ Million), September 2012
Figure 3: Deal Volume by Segment, September 2012
Figure 4: Deal Value by Segment (US$ Million), September 2012
Figure 5: Deal Volume by Region, September 2012
Figure 6: Deal Value by Region (US$ Million), September 2012
Figure 7: Analysis of Deals by Deal Rationale September 2012

About Canadean

Canadean Consulting provides specialist support on commercial, strategic and marketing issues to the international beverage, packaging and liquid food industries. Significant investment has transformed all Canadean's beverage databases into interactive market analysis tools, geared to clients' annual and strategic business planning cycles. View more research from Canadean at www.fastmr.com/catalog/publishers.aspx?pubid=1028

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