Financial Deals Industry Insight: Retail Q2 2008 (analysis and opinion on quarterly deal activity for merger and acquisition deals)

Financial Deals Industry Insight: Retail Q2 2008 (analysis and opinion on quarterly deal activity for merger and acquisition deals)

Introduction

Verdict Research's Financial Deal Insights series provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of M&A activity within global Retail. It offers a unique insight into deal activity, deal rationale and the market fundamentals driving the sector.

Scope

*Insight into recent M&A activity in the retail sector throughout the world.
*Detailed understanding of the factors driving individual deals.
*An overview of recent deal trends and their implications.

Highlights

*Among the larger deals of the quarter, two key themes have stood out: a trend towards more resilient sectors and lower risk partnerships.
*Emerging markets were also in evidence, with the second and third largest deals in Q2 focused on the Republic of Korea and Turkey respectively.

Reasons to purchase

*Understand which retail markets have proven the most attractive to investors, and identify the key deal makers.
*Find out how key deals are changing the competitive landscape of your business.