PRESS INFORMATION: SEPTEMBER 2011 EXPERIAN DATA REVEALS 2011 M&A AND ECM DEAL ACTIVITY LEVELS IN EAST ANGLIA Experian, the global information services company, today released its latest M&A and ECM (flotations, rights issues and placements) data for East Anglia, covering the first nine months of 2011. According to Experian Corpfin, which specialises in the provision of corporate and financial information, the figures show the following: EAST ANGLIA HIGHLIGHTS East Anglia represented 5.18% of all the UK deals announced in YTD11. There were 164 transactions in East Anglia in YTD11; a decrease of two transactions on the corresponding period in 2010 Quarter 1 was the busiest quarter in 2011 for activity, with 65 transactions. In East Anglia, Rothschild was the most active financial advisor with a total of six transactions. Mills & Reeve had the highest volume of transactions for legal advisors, assisting on seven deals. UK Regions Table 1: Comparison of Regional Deal Activity Value and Volume of Deals Region Value ( m) Volume YTD11 YTD10 YTD11 YTD10 Greater London 99,378 104,122 1,250 1,363 South East 26,790 35,965 487 543 South West 28,448 12,910 392 474 East Anglia 9,916 1,663 164 166 Midlands 8,961 4,874 408 410 Yorkshire 2,240 3,866 231 245 North West 11,506 11,165 489 479 North East 6,354 2,407 97 125 Wales 1,660 226 107 92 Scotland 8,718 17,497 229 308 Northern Ireland 232 1,328 18 30 Republic of Ireland 13,968 21,145 199 195 EAST ANGLIA DEAL ACTIVITY
Deal Volumes and Values in East Anglia During YTD11 there were 164 transactions announced in East Anglia. Deal volume decreased by 1.2% from the first three months of 2010, which had a total of 126 transactions. The value of transactions in East Anglia has increased by 496.13% from YTD10 to YTD11, with a total deal value of 9.916billion. When comparing to the same period in 2010, results for YTD11 increased by 8.252billion. East Anglia represents 5.47% of the total value of all UK transactions. There were six large company transactions during YTD11 totalling 8.929billion. The small market sector witnessed a decrease in transaction values, from a total of 181.27million to a total of 116.01million. Graph 1: Deal Volumes and Values in East Anglia Q1 2007 to 2011 120 100 80 60 40 20 Number of Deals Total ( M) 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 0 2007 - Q1 2008 - Q1 2009 - Q1 2010 - Q1 2011 - Q1
DEAL SIZES ANALYSIS Large deals ( 100m*) There were six large transactions recorded in East Anglia in the first nine months of this year, compared to four during the same period of 2010. A deal that took place in YTD11 was the acquisition by CSR Plc, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, a manufacturer and designer of single chip radio components, of Zoran Corp, Sunnyvale, California, USA, a developer of integrated circuits and software for digital video and audio compression applications, in a cash and stock transaction, valuing Zoran at $484million ( 299.9million). Mid-Market deals ( 10-100m*) In the mid-market sector in East Anglia, the results for YTD11 show 24 transactions recorded, which represents an increase in activity of 26.32% from the 19 transactions in the first three quarters of 2010. The 24 transactions announced in YTD11 had a total value of 871.23million, which is a 95.66% increase in deal value comparison to YTD10, when 19 transactions accounted for 445.28million. The mid-market deals saw transactions that included an acquisition by HSBC Holdings Plc, London, England, the banking and financial services group, of Cambridge Water Plc, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, a water supplier, from Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd (CKI), Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, a provider of transportation, energy and construction materials in the Asia/Pacific region controlled by conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. Consideration 74.8million. Small deals (under 10m*) Small deals accounted for 37 announced transactions and a total deal value of 116.01million in East Anglia in YTD11 which contrasts to YTD10 s figure of 47 deals worth a total of 181.27million. The figures show a decrease, both in volume and in value of deals, of 21.28% and 36% respectively in YTD11 against YTD10. One small market deal saw R Systems International Ltd, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, provider of software development and information technology consultancy services, acquire Computaris International Ltd, Brentwood, Essex, England, provider of telecommunications software, for a total consideration of 9million, with the initial
consideration being 4.25million, and the rest being spread over the next two years subject to performance. FUNDING ANALYSIS Venture capital funding has been present in 27 East Anglia announced transactions in YTD11, which is the same as in YTD10. Contrastingly however, the YTD11 figure of 17 transactions represents a total of 1.364billion in value compared to a total of 592.25million in YTD10, resulting in a huge increase of 130.27% in the deal value of VC-funded transactions. During YTD11 the number of announced bank debt-funded transactions in the region was eleven, which represented a 120% increase on the five transactions announced in YTD10. The value of YTD11 bank debt funded transactions amounted to 7.168billion, an incredible increase of 2,363% on the 291million for YTD10. The top venture capital company involved in East Anglia transactions based on volume in YTD11 was Matrix Private Equity, with involvement in three transactions with a total value of 16million. The top venture capital firm by deal value was the Carlyle Group, with involvement in a single transaction worth 1billion. During YTD11 Lloyds Banking Group was the most active bank, with five transactions worth a total of 61.26million. Barclays Capital was the top bank based on value, with involvement in one transaction valued at 7.091billion. Graph 2: Volume of Deals with Bank Debt or Venture Capital as Source of Funds with all East Anglia Transactions Q1 2007 to 2011 14 12 Bank Debt Venture Capital 10 8 6 4 2 0-2 2007 - Q1 2008 - Q1 2009 - Q1 2010 - Q1 2011 - Q1
MOST ACTIVE FINANCIAL AND LEGAL ADVISORS IN EAST ANGLIA Experian Corpfin s insight into advisors deal activity has enabled it to identify the most active financial and legal advisors in YTD11 and to compare the results with YTD10 in East Anglia. YTD11 YTD10 Financial Advisor Deal Volume 1 4 ROTHSCHILD 6 2 - SHORE CAPITAL & CORPORATE LTD 5 3 - JP MORGAN CHASE & CO 4 4 1 PKF 4 5 - DELOITTE 3 6 5 PWC 3 7 9 GRANT THORNTON 3 8 8 CENKOS SECURITIES 3 9* - GOLDMAN SACHS 2 9* - UBS INVESTMENT BANK 2 YTD11 YTD10 Financial Advisor Deal Value ( m) 1 - JP MORGAN CHASE & CO 8,618.22 2* - GOLDMAN SACHS 7,390.89 2* - UBS INVESTMENT BANK 7,390.89 4 7* CITIGROUP 7,109.61 5* - BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH 7,091.00 5* - BARCLAYS CAPITAL 7,091.00 5* - PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS 7,091.00 5* - QATALYST PARTNERS 7,091.00 9 - LAZARD 1,093.00 10 2 DELOITTE 1,020.50
YTD11 YTD10 Legal Advisor Deal Volume 1 - MILLS & REEVE 7 2 - EVERSHEDS 6 3 - SLAUGHTER AND MAY 5 4 3 JONES DAY 5 5 - TAYLOR WESSING 5 6 - DWF 5 7 - WRAGGE & CO LLP 4 8 - PINSENT MASONS 4 9 - FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER 3 10 - TRAVERS SMITH 3 YTD11 YTD10 Legal Advisor Deal Value ( m) 1 - SLAUGHTER AND MAY 8,572.89 2 - MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS 7,318.34 3 - WHITE & CASE 7,219.33 4 - FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER 7,165.80 5* - DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP 7,091.00 5* - GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER 7,091.00 5* - MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 7,091.00 5* - SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP 7,091.00 5* - SKADDEN ARPS SLATE MEAGHER & FLOM LLP 7,091.00 10 3 CLIFFORD CHANCE 1,182.00
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