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Deals Review 2013 Dealmaking in 2012 IN PRINT. IN PERSON. ONLINE UNITED KINGDOM DEALS REVIEW 2013 DEALMAKING IN 2012 DEALS OF THE YEAR EDITOR’S FOREWORD SPONSOR’S FOREWORD ASK THE EXPERT DEALMAKERS AWARDS FOREWORD Philip Cunliffe Specialist Publications Editor I am delighted to introduce the UK Deals Review 2013. This is the first from the regional Insider Dealmakers Awards; and expert views on time that Insider has produced a digital review of deals activity and some of the issues that continue to challenge as we move into 2013. we hope you find it useful, informative and user-friendly. But we also look forward to the future; some of the leading professional practitioners offer their expert opinion of what we can all expect In terms of dealmaking activity, 2012 can perhaps be best described next year. as ‘steady’. While not breaking any records in terms of volume or value, the flow of completed transactions was at times very brisk. May I take this opportunity to thank all those who contributed to this What is clear that, in these challenging times, it is the creativity of digital publication. In particular, I would like to thank our sponsors, thought, the desire to succeed and the tenacity of businesses and without whom this UK Deals Review 2013 wouldn’t exist. their advisers to push deals through, that really make the difference. I wish you all successful dealmaking in 2013. This is a retrospective look at dealmaking across the UK, with items including our compendium of significant and noteworthy deals; data summarising the quarterly value of deals by sector; all the winners SPONSOR’S FOREWORD SPONSORED BY Peter Wright Investment Director The Finance Wales Group Email: [email protected] Overall, 2012 has been a mixed year for the deals market, with a lack So, where will opportunities come from in 2013? We will still see of business confidence a major contributing factor. While many some business sectors, like energy and renewables, medical devices businesses have clearly been putting off decisions, there have been and ICT outshining others. We’re currently seeing lots of innovative some pockets of success. young companies developing exciting new products and services in these sectors. It’s also a good time to seek out new export markets, Expansion finance remains prone to fluctuations in market confidence especially in regions such as the Middle East. And, with willing, yet and this fragility has naturally impacted on the number and value of cautious buyers around, 2013 should be a better year deals. Demand for pure equity funding for development capital has for the M&A market. reduced but we have seen demand for debt and mezzanine structures increase. More widely, the UK Government’s Funding for Lending scheme seems to be showing some signs of success but it is too early to say if it’s really stimulating the banks to lend. 2013 will be another hard year, but now is the time to invest for an upturn in 2014. DEAL TYPES AND VOLUMES 2011 AND 2012 BY QUARTER UK11 Q1 UK12 Q1 UK11 Q1 UK12 Q1 Volume Volume Value (£M) Value (£M) ACQUISITION 680 663 36,697 63,280 RIGHTS ISSUE / OTHER ISSUE 223 209 10,212 38,846 DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL 110 126 1,052 724 EXIT 64 45 6,076 44,835 MANAGEMENT BUYOUT 59 53 356 1,608 RECONSTRUCTION / REFINANCING 52 54 3,995 3,049 INSOLVENCY 43 58 91 87 DIVESTMENT 40 37 937 433 FLOTATION 39 33 7,596 35,881 INVESTOR BUYOUT 39 33 3,491 4,908 STARTUP 32 20 5,593 100 QUARTER ONE MINORITY STAKE 27 40 419 893 MERGER 24 19 - - SHARE BUY-BACK 18 27 507 2,552 SECONDARY BUYOUT 15 6 286 960 MANAGEMENT BUY-IN 13 14 1 12 REVERSE TAKEOVER 7 4 56 1,481 PUBLIC TO PRIVATE 5 4 1,072 1,961 DEMERGER 3 1 - - MANAGEMENT BUY-IN / BUYOUT 3 4 - - STARTUP (FUND RAISING) 3 4 137 6,777 EXIT (PARTIAL) 2 4 10 95 INVESTOR BUY-IN 1 0 - 0 DEAL TYPES AND VOLUMES 2011 AND 2012 BY QUARTER UK11 Q2 UK12 Q2 UK11 Q2 UK12 Q2 Volume Volume Value (£M) Value (£M) ACQUISITION 642 648 41,895 37,743 RIGHTS ISSUE / OTHER ISSUE 242 222 15,425 14,051 DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL 104 109 371 720 EXIT 58 48 10,570 5,428 MANAGEMENT BUYOUT 53 52 892 260 RECONSTRUCTION / REFINANCING 51 61 3,904 4,035 INSOLVENCY 40 38 334 217 DIVESTMENT 20 48 881 6,530 FLOTATION 62 44 12,004 8,202 INVESTOR BUYOUT 31 39 2,442 5,274 STARTUP 31 17 5 1 QUARTER TWO MINORITY STAKE 61 48 3,095 6,734 MERGER 19 23 - - SHARE BUY-BACK 13 24 748 4,365 SECONDARY BUYOUT 8 10 757 366 MANAGEMENT BUY-IN 7 11 - 10 REVERSE TAKEOVER 8 3 623 92 PUBLIC TO PRIVATE 7 9 2,005 1,002 DEMERGER 4 0 - 0 MANAGEMENT BUY-IN / BUYOUT 3 2 27 - STARTUP (FUND RAISING) 4 2 290 92 EXIT (PARTIAL) 4 5 551 5,614 INVESTOR BUY-IN 0000 DEAL TYPES AND VOLUMES 2011 AND 2012 BY QUARTER UK11 Q3 UK12 Q3 UK11 Q3 UK12 Q3 Volume Volume Value (£M) Value (£M) ACQUISITION 713 621 53,676 19,172 RIGHTS ISSUE / OTHER ISSUE 178 173 26,589 3,368 DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL 118 94 836 514 EXIT 50 35 4,733 3,374 MANAGEMENT BUYOUT 44 40 217 241 RECONSTRUCTION / REFINANCING 61 84 3,940 4,026 INSOLVENCY 49 42 113 102 DIVESTMENT 33 33 271 1,268 FLOTATION 33 22 22,849 1,147 INVESTOR BUYOUT 44 32 2,111 3,865 STARTUP 21 12 29 - MINORITY STAKE 45 33 2,761 2,794 MERGER 28 22 52 - QUARTER THREE SHARE BUY-BACK 7 17 31 2,105 SECONDARY BUYOUT 11 9 625 1,569 MANAGEMENT BUY-IN 12 7 43 4 REVERSE TAKEOVER 8 3 1,514 180 PUBLIC TO PRIVATE 5 3 479 16 DEMERGER 1 1 - - MANAGEMENT BUY-IN / BUYOUT 6 1 15 7 STARTUP (FUND RAISING) 11 9 1,226 3,853 EXIT (PARTIAL) 3 3 4 557 INVESTOR BUY-IN 0000 DEAL TYPES AND VOLUMES 2011 AND 2012 BY QUARTER UK11 Q4 UK12 Q4* UK11 Q4 UK12 Q4* Volume Volume Value (£M) Value (£M) ACQUISITION 681 396 30,312 16,842 RIGHTS ISSUE / OTHER ISSUE 184 164 6,753 19,951 DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL 96 46 333 207 EXIT 41 16 2,730 4,106 MANAGEMENT BUYOUT 58 31 368 100 RECONSTRUCTION / REFINANCING 62 55 6,136 1,361 INSOLVENCY 53 22 291 84 DIVESTMENT 32 19 1,917 6,502 FLOTATION 39 17 3,362 684 INVESTOR BUYOUT 36 17 2,006 4,772 STARTUP 20 8 156 47 MINORITY STAKE 46 24 7,338 18,316 QUARTER FOUR MERGER 27 20 - 855 SHARE BUY-BACK 7 8 84 661 SECONDARY BUYOUT 10 5 1,231 3,467 MANAGEMENT BUY-IN 16 3 14 30 REVERSE TAKEOVER 2 4 6 83 PUBLIC TO PRIVATE 7 1 160 31 DEMERGER 0 1 0 - MANAGEMENT BUY-IN / BUYOUT 2060 STARTUP (FUND RAISING) 9 0 8,366 0 EXIT (PARTIAL) 4 0 382 0 INVESTOR BUY-IN 0000 *Q4 2012 as of 4th Dec 2012 Source: Experian Corpfin 2012 PREDICTIONS FOR 2013 Q Will there be growth in the deals market in 2013? We asked five leading professionals to predict what businesses can expect next year INVESTOR LAWYER CORPORATE FINANCIER INSURER ASSET BASED LENDER MALCOLM KPEDEKPO TIM SADKA MICHAEL SMITH SUE SKINNER DAVID POSTINGS PANORAMIC GROWTH EQUITY RAWLISON BUTLER LLP TAIT WALKER THE CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE BIBBY FINANCIAL SERVICES 0141 331 5100 01293 527744 0191 285 0321 0800 656 9770 01295 661 900 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Certainly we expect a more Businesses should remain Prospects for the 2013 North East With the recession showing little As George Osborne knows well, upbeat outlook. In terms of deal optimistic. Challenges exist, deals market keep on improving. sign of letting up businesses will predicting the future of the activity, corporate prices are not least the Eurozone issue and Manufacturing and exporting continue to cut costs in 2013. economy is difficult. But I think now reasonable and we believe the prospect of a low growth businesses continue to drive We’ve already seen evidence that interest rates will remain that the recovery will see a economy which may be with us for interest from trade buyers, many of businesses scaling back their low and with growth remaining much larger number of MBO some time. We expect the focus to of them overseas. Private Equity insurance or even trading without. lower than expected according opportunities. We also believe be on growth via acquisition and has a keen interest in the oil/gas In the case of the recent floods to the Office for Budget that the new Patent Box succession planning/exits whether and renewables sector. The local this could spell disaster for those Responsibility, I expect to see legislation and its tax benefits by MBOs or Private Equity/Venture JEREMIE funds can fund the companies who can’t afford to invoice finance growing more will attract a flood of international Capital and by the emergence plans of ambitious businesses. repair damage to their premises quickly than the level of GDP trade buyers. of high net worth investors. themselves. in 2013. DEALS OF THE YEAR Insider Deals of the Year The number of transactions that have been completed across the whole of the UK during the course of 2012 is enormous.
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