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A MERGERMARKET REPORT ON GLOBAL M&A ACTIVITY MONTHLY M&A INSIDER SEPTEMBER 2015 CONTENTS 03 GLOBAL OVERVIEW 11 NORTH AMERICA 18 C&S AMERICA 25 EUROPE 32 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 39 ASIA-PACIFIC (excluding Japan) 46 JAPAN 53 ABOUT MERRILL CORPORATION & MERRILL DATASITE 55 MERRILL CORPORATION CONTACTS GLOBAL OVERVIEW GLOBAL OVERVIEW Despite the sell-off in global markets due to concerns of China’s economy, M&A activity has not Key Stats really been affected. While the summer months tend to be slower for M&A activity, August has been a busy month. Globally, August saw 952 deals worth US$297.8bn, the highest valued August in Mergermarket history. Global M&A was up 12.7% by value in August 2015 when compared to the 952 deals valued at US$297.8bn, up 12.7% by value with 335 fewer same period the year prior (1,287 deals worth US$264.3bn). Year-to-date (YTD) 2015 (7,863 deals deals compared to 1,287 deals worth worth US$2.5tn) has also been the highest valued first eight months to start a year since 2007 when US$264.3bn in August ‘14 there were 10,836 deals worth US$2.7tn through August and is the second highest valued eight months on Mergermarket record. Top sector Industrials & Chemicals Global buyouts in August saw 102 deals worth North America was the dominant player in The increased M&A activity at the end of saw 203 deals worth US$46.9bn, which is up 89.1% compared to global M&A by value with 307 deals worth summer indicates Q3 will end on a strong US$76.6bn, up 291.0% August 2014 (191 deals worth US$24.8bn). US$177.3bn, accounting for 59.5% of global note and head into Q4 with headwind, leading by value compared to 253 The surge in buyouts is attributable to eight M&A and was up 6.6% compared to August to another strong quarter in M&A activity this deals worth US$19.6bn in deals valued collectively at US$40.5bn, 2014 (476 deals worth US$166.3bn). And Asia year. Experts believe that concerns about August ‘14 accounting for 86.4% of total buyout value in (excl. Japan) was up 57.1% in August 2015 Europe and China’s stalling economy will not August, most notably, the US$12.5bn buyout with 251 deals worth US$58.6bn compared deter M&A for the rest of the year and will of Energy Future Holdings Corporation by a to 291 deals worth US$37.3bn in August 2014, even carry into 2016. Financial Adviser consortium led by Hunt Consolidated. Exits and was only behind North America in global Credit Suisse ranked saw 120 deals worth US$28.7bn, down 42.6% market share despite not having any deals in first with 21 deals worth compared to the same month the year prior the top ten. And despite the ongoing financial US$104.7bn compared to (179 deals worth US$50bn). struggles in Europe, the region was only 11 deals worth US$10.0bn down 1.7% by value compared to August 2014 in August ‘14 The top sector in August, with a 25.7% market (411 deals worth US$52.2bn) with 312 deals share, was Industrials & Chemicals with 203 worth US$51.3bn in August 2015. deals worth US$76.6bn, which is up 291% in Top Legal Adviser value compared to August 2014 but with 50 Both cross-border and domestic M&A activity Cravath, Swaine & fewer deals, due to Berkshire Hathaway’s were up 1.2% and 13.1% respectively, in Moore ranked first with US$36.5bn acquisition of Precision Castparts August 2015 with 359 cross border deals 7 deals worth US$79.4bn Corp and CF Industries Holdings’ US$8.2bn worth US$95.9bn and 600 domestic deals compared to 5 deals worth acquisition of OCI NV’s European, North worth US$180bn, compared to August 2014. US$25.8bn in August ‘14 American and Global Distribution businesses. GLOBAL 4 NORTH C&S MIDDLE EAST ASIA- ABOUT CONTACT OVERVIEW EUROPE JAPAN AMERICA AMERICA & AFRICA PACIFIC MERRILL MERRILL TREND GRAPHS GLOBAL M&A TREND GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY TREND 3,500 20,000 600 3,000 3,000 500 2,500 US$ 892.6bn 15,000 2,500 400 2,000 US$ 720.2bn Number of deals US$ Number of deals 2,000 477.5bn US$ US$ US$ 755.2bn 568.3bn 841.4bn US$ 10,000 300 1,500 710.6bn Value (US$bn) Value US$ US$ 1,500 (US$bn) Value 599.0bn 511.9bn US$ US$ US$ 644.2bn 522.9bn 1,008.9bn US$ 200 1,000 491.8bn US$ US$ 960.7bn 1,000 US$ 387.3bn US$ 585.2bn 5,000 US$ US$ 331.2bn US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ 308.0bn US$ US$ US$ 292.1bn 297.7bn 281.6bn 565.2bn 558.7bn 275.7bn 276.7bn US$ 273.3bn 432.4bn 247.3bn 100 231.3bn 500 500 US$ US$ US$ 774.3bn US$ US$ 613.6bn US$ 566.1bn 460.8bn 463.6bn 447.2bn 0 0 0 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 YTD 2015 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 YTD 2015 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Volume Buyout value Exit value Buyout volume Exit Volume GLOBAL 5 NORTH C&S MIDDLE EAST ASIA- ABOUT CONTACT OVERVIEW EUROPE JAPAN AMERICA AMERICA & AFRICA PACIFIC MERRILL MERRILL TREND GRAPHS REGIONAL BREAKDOWN AS A PROPORTION OF GLOBAL TOTAL M&A VALUE GLOBAL M&A SECTOR BREAKDOWN AUGUST 2015 Industrials & Chemicals Value: US$76.6bn Number of deals: 203 Market share: 25.7% Europe North America US$51.3bn US$177.3bn 312 deals 307 deals 17.2% Financial Services 59.5% Value: US$51.9bn Asia-Pacific Number of deals: 89 (excluding Japan) US$58.6bn Japan Market share: 17.4% 251 deals US$771m 19.7% 22 deals 0.2% Energy, Mining & Utilities Value: US$48.8bn Africa & Middle East Number of deals: 72 C&S America US$977m Market share: 16.4% US$8.8bn 18 deals 41 deals 0.3% 2.9% TMT Value: US$43.6bn Number of deals: 160 Market share: 14.6% Key Consumer Region Value: US$36.5bn Value Value % Value Up/Down Number of deals: 105 (US$bn) change Volume Value market share Market share: 12.3% Cross-border $95.9 1.2% Domestic $180.0 13.1% GLOBAL 6 NORTH C&S MIDDLE EAST ASIA- ABOUT CONTACT OVERVIEW EUROPE JAPAN AMERICA AMERICA & AFRICA PACIFIC MERRILL MERRILL TREND GRAPHS TOP 10 ANNOUNCED DEALS FOR AUGUST 2015 Deal value Deal value Deal value Deal value Deal value Deal value Deal value Deal value Deal value Deal value US$36.5bn US$16.2bn US$13.8bn US$12.5bn US$12.0bn US$11.9bn US$9.4bn US$9.1bn US$9.0bn US$8.2bn Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced Announced 10-Aug-15 06-Aug-15 26-Aug-15 10-Aug-15 24-Aug-15 06-Aug-15 17-Aug-15 12-Aug-15 11-Aug-15 06-Aug-15 Bidder company Bidder company Bidder company Bidder company Bidder company Bidder company Bidder company Bidder company Bidder company Bidder company Berkshire Hathaway Coca-Cola Schlumberger A consortium led by Southern Company Hutchison 3G Italy Brookfield Fidelity National Capital One CF Industries Inc Erfrischungsgetraenke Limited Hunt Consolidated Target company Investments Sarl Infrastructure Information Financial Holdings Inc Target company AG Target company Inc AGL Resources Inc Target company Partners LP Services Inc Corporation Target company Precision Castparts Target company Cameron Target company Dominant sector Wind Target company Target company Target company OCI NV (European, Corp Coca-Cola Enterprises International Energy Future Energy, Mining Telecomunicazioni Asciano Limited SunGard GE HFS Holdings North American and Dominant sector Inc Corporation Holdings & Utilities SpA; and 3 Italia SpA Dominant sector Dominant sector Inc Global Distribution Industrials & Dominant sector Dominant sector Corporation Seller company Transportation TMT Seller company businesses) Chemicals Consumer Energy, Mining Dominant sector VimpelCom Ltd; GE Capital Seller company & Utilities Energy, Mining CK Hutchison Corporation OCI NV & Utilities Holdings Dominant sector Dominant sector Dominant sector Financial Services Industrials & TMT Chemicals GLOBAL 7 NORTH C&S MIDDLE EAST ASIA- ABOUT CONTACT OVERVIEW EUROPE JAPAN AMERICA AMERICA & AFRICA PACIFIC MERRILL MERRILL LEAGUE TABLES TOP 20 GLOBAL FINANCIAL ADVISERS TOP 20 GLOBAL FINANCIAL ADVISERS VALUE VOLUME August August August August Ranking Ranking 2015 2014 2015 2014 August August Value Value % Val. August August Value Deal count Company Name Deal count Company Name Deal count Deal count 2015 2014 (US$m) (US$m) Change 2015 2014 (US$m) Change 1 14 Credit Suisse 104,676 21 9,960 951.0% 1 7 Goldman Sachs 90,934 27 19 8 2 5 Goldman Sachs 90,934 27 41,994 116.5% 2 19 Morgan Stanley 65,895 24 10 14 3 1 Citi 86,519 17 122,550 -29.4% 3 18 Credit Suisse 104,676 21 11 10 4 12 Morgan Stanley 65,895 24 11,857 455.7% 4 3 Citi 86,519 17 23 -6 5 8 JPMorgan 51,279 16 30,883 66.0% 5 17 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 39,920 17 11 6 6 11 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 39,920 17 13,143 203.7% 6 6 JPMorgan 51,279 16 20 -4 7 6 Deutsche Bank 31,931 8 35,544 -10.2% 7 37 Jefferies 4,707 15 4 11 8 4 Lazard 23,662 10 45,097 -47.5% 8 15 Evercore Partners 4,372 14 12 2 9 51 HSBC 17,220 3 721 2,288.3% 9 4 KPMG 608 14 23 -9 10 15 Macquarie Group 15,618 8 7,043 121.8% 10 2 PwC 83 13 26 -13 11 2 Barclays 13,166 10 97,052 -86.4% 11 27 UBS Investment Bank 11,149 12 7 5 12 10 Wells Fargo Securities 11,547 7 13,526 -14.6% 12 9 Lazard 23,662 10 15 -5 13 16 UBS Investment Bank 11,149 12 6,646 67.8% 13 5 Barclays 13,166 10 20 -10 14 89 Gresham Advisory Partners 9,388 2 384 2,344.8% 14 8 EY 242 10 17 -7 15 24 Rothschild 9,263 9 3,447 168.7% 15 10 Rothschild 9,263 9 15 -6 16 7 Centerview Partners 9,125 3 32,806 -72.2% 16 67 Sandler O'Neill & Partners 3,058 9 3 6 17 135 CITIC Securities 8,824 5 129 6,740.3% 17 16 Deutsche Bank 31,931 8 11 -3 18 38 Allen & Company 8,441 2 1,120 653.7% 18 21 Macquarie Group 15,618 8 9 -1 19 - Zaoui & Co 8,200 1 - - 19 12 RBC Capital Markets 2,921 8 13 -5 20 37 Huatai United Securities 8,183 3 1,188 588.8% 20 11 Moelis & Company 1,340 8 14 -6 GLOBAL 8 NORTH C&S MIDDLE EAST ASIA- ABOUT CONTACT OVERVIEW EUROPE JAPAN AMERICA AMERICA & AFRICA PACIFIC MERRILL MERRILL LEAGUE TABLES TOP 20 GLOBAL LEGAL ADVISERS TOP 20 GLOBAL LEGAL ADVISERS VALUE VOLUME August August August August Ranking Ranking 2015 2014 2015 2014 August August Value Value % Val.