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Clarity on Mergers & Acquisitions Clarity on Mergers & Acquisitions Switzerland: China’s new European hub? January 2017 22 China’s approach Syngenta and SIGG share insights into what makes Chinese investors tick. 26 2016 activity and 2017 outlook M&A analysis for each of Switzerland’s major industry sectors, together with our outlook for 2017. 68 2016 deal summary View the year’s M&A deals involving Swiss buyers, targets or sellers. METHODOLOGY This study is based on the University of St. The M&A REVIEW and the M&A DATABASE are Gallen’s M&A DATABASE and KPMG desktop two valuable sources of merger & acquisition research, focusing on deals announced in 2016 information from the Institute of Management at but also providing historical data drawn from the University of St. Gallen. previous editions of the Clarity on Mergers & Acquisitions (formerly M&A Yearbook). The The M&A REVIEW is a professional monthly consideration of individual transactions and their journal founded in 1990 by Prof. Günter Müller- allocation to specific industry segments are Stewens and deals with company takeovers and based on our judgment and are thus subjective. mergers, divestments and strategic alliances in We have not been able to extensively verify all Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The M&A data and cannot be held responsible for the REVIEW has two parts. The first part contains absolute accuracy and completeness thereof. articles from M&A experts. These articles cover a Analysis of different data sources and data sets wide range of M&A topics such as Strategy & may yield deviating results. Historical data may Visions, Law & Taxes, Valuation & Capital Markets differ from earlier editions of this Clarity on and Industry Specials. In addition, reviews of Mergers & Acquisitions as databases are updated M&A developments in Switzerland, Austria and retroactively for lapsed deals or for transactions worldwide appear regularly. The second part of that were not made public at that given time; we the M&A REVIEW systematically tracks M&A have also aligned some of the selection transactions in 18 sectors, from Energy to parameters and industry segmentation more Automotive and from Financial Services to closely to those applied by the M&A DATABASE, Media. The transactions are summarized by which can also lead to differences in historical sector experts of the University of St. Gallen. data representation. The following notes pertain to data contained in this M&A Yearbook: The M&A DATABASE contains more than 78,000 transactions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland • Deals are included where the deal value is since 1985. For each deal data about the buyer, equal to or greater than the equivalent of the seller and the target (such as sales and USD 7 million number of employees) are recorded. Additional • Value data provided in the various charts data about the transaction (size of the represent the aggregate value of the deals for investment, purchase price, direction of the which a value was stated. Please note that transaction, type) are provided. For a better values are disclosed for approximately analysis and for the building of sector statistics 50 percent of all deals the University of St. Gallen uses an own industry • Where no deal value was disclosed, deals are code parallel to the NACE code. Sources of the included if the turnover of the target is equal to M&A DATABASE are press reports, which are or greater than the equivalent of USD 14 million screened and entered into the database on a • Deals are included where a stake of greater daily basis. Contacts with financial investors and than 30 percent has been acquired in the companies allow the database to be completed. target. If the stake acquired is less than 30 percent, the deal is included if the value is equal to or exceeds the equivalent of USD 140 million • Deals are included in their respective industry sections based on the industry of the target business • All deals included have been announced but may not necessarily have closed • Activities excluded from the data include restructurings where ultimate shareholders’ interests are not affected Clarity on Mergers & Acquisitions CONTENT Clarity on Mergers & Acquisitions EDITORIAL CHAPTER II 3 Switzerland: A strong anchor 26 Industry Sector Pages in global M&A 28 Chemicals 32 Commodities CHAPTER I 36 Consumer Markets Overview 40 Financial Services 44 Industrial Markets 12 Media headlines 48 Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences 52 Power & Utilities 14 Summary 56 Private Equity 22 China: The new M&A force in Switzerland 60 Real Estate 64 Technology, Media & Telecommunications 24 Negative growth is an alien concept to the Chinese CHAPTER III 68 List of Swiss M&A transactions in 2016 CHAPTER IV 92 Tombstones 96 PINBOARD 97 CONTACT & IMPRINT 1 2 Clarity on Mergers & Acquisitions EDITORIAL Switzerland: A strong anchor in global M&A An important, sustainable impetus behind high Swiss and global M&A activity in 2016 and again in 2017 is the growing dynamic in the global economy of technical drivers such as digitalization as well as the strong appetite among financial institutions to lend amid persistently low interest rates. Relatively cheap deal financing removes one obstacle to businesses undertaking the necessary moves to adapt business models and to stay ahead of competitors. The strong balance sheets and healthy cash reserves of many Swiss groups should further stimulate M&A activity. This trend will most likely also be backed by Private Equity, as various players managed to raise impressive funds during 2016 that they aim to put to work as soon as possible. There is considerable reason for optimism in M&A activity. 2016 yielded some remarkable deals such as the acquisition Patrik Kerler of Syngenta by China National Chemical Corporation – a Partner, Deal Advisory, landmark transaction that speaks to China’s growing Head of Mergers & Acquisitions confidence in undertaking foreign acquisitions. It remains to be seen whether new legislation seeking to reduce capital The last few weeks of 2016 once again demonstrated the outflows from China might hinder this confidence in 2017. inherent dynamic and importance of M&A in Switzerland, The fact that this largest ever Chinese outbound deal is of a with potential key transactions such as Lonza’s acquisition Swiss business is testimony to the international appeal of of Capsugel or Actelion’s ongoing negotiations with Switzerland’s knowhow. With China leading the way in Johnson & Johnson about a potential partial or full takeover helping demonstrate Switzerland’s strengths, and with being announced. many more economies that may follow a similar path in the coming years, Switzerland has a unique opportunity to be Overall and in terms of deal figures though, 2016 saw a the true platform for emerging economies’ investments certain slowdown in both Swiss and global M&A activity. into Europe. Still, the Swiss market reached its second highest, and the global market its third highest, deal volume since 2007 The key is for Switzerland to focus on its competitive despite 2016 deal activity being impacted by political advantages such as innovation, a highly skilled workforce, uncertainty in the shape of the US presidential elections and political stability and global relationships. In terms of Brexit. In addition, Swiss businesses were affected by in- maintaining the latter, the adoption of corporate tax reforms house challenges triggered by the strong Swiss franc. will be a litmus test, with February 2017’s referendum Despite this, Swiss industry – and its economy generally – is being an early opportunity to gauge the willingness for in a comparatively amazingly strong position for M&A. change. The development of limits on immigration into Certainly, it is in need of continued dynamism and change in Switzerland will also be a key determinant of Swiss some industries but arguably less so than its near neighbors. businesses’ future ability to access global talent. 3 Good chemistry dominates Sino-Swiss relations Chemicals The USD 43.3 billion acquisition of Syngenta by China National Chemical Corporation is the largest outbound deal China has ever undertaken, anywhere. Together with HNA’s acquisition of gategroup, this may herald the long-expected M&A boom by Chinese acquirers in Switzerland. 4 Clarity on Mergers & Acquisitions 5 International power games as Swiss voters hit the nuclear button Power & Utilities The Swiss electorate soundly rejected a deadline to close some of the country’s older nuclear plants earlier than planned. With ongoing uncertainty around the future of the country’s energy industry more generally, leading power companies EOS and BKW moved further into renewable energy abroad while others continue to assess their options. 6 Clarity on Mergers & Acquisitions 7 Insurers displace banks to drive financial services deal activity Financial Services Dominated in recent years by private banks, activity in 2016 was driven by Switzerland’s insurers. Swiss Re focused on the Americas, while Zurich Insurance Group’s purchase in Australia made it one of the world’s top three travel insurers. 8 Clarity on Mergers & Acquisitions 9 (Re)born in the USA While China dominated activity into Switzerland, it was the US that appealed to outbound Swiss ambitions. Lonza’s USD 5.5 billion acquisition of Capsugel sat alongside smaller deals to emphasize the continued allure of the North American market for Swiss players seeking to refresh and boost their global growth plans. 10 Clarity on Mergers & Acquisitions 11 MEDIAHeadlines HEADLINES 2016 A SHOPPING Chemical SPREE WITH reaction desired The announced merger between chemical giants Dow Chemical and Dupont fuels THE STRONG consolidation fantasies. The cards in the FRANC chemical industry will be reshuffled in 2016. Handelszeitung Swiss companies are taking advantage of the currency Thursday, 21 January 2016 situation and closing ever more acquisition deals abroad. Tagesanzeiger Tuesday, 21 June 2016 Takeover A deal among with friends obstacles EBM: A tax agreement after the sale of an Alpiq EFG/BSI Joachim Strähle is driving private subsidiary is raising questions.
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