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Financial Deal Insights Consumer Markets Q1 10

Financial Deal Insights Consumer Markets Q1 10

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Market Study
Published: June 2010
Pages: 6
Tables: For full details, please email keithw@cmsinfo.com
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Research from: Datamonitor
Sector: Consumer Goods & Services

Introduction

This report contains extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis of the Q1 2010 deal activity (including strategic alliances) in the packaged food, alcoholic & non-alcoholic beverages, personal care, household products, pet care, and tobacco sectors across global markets, with a specific focus on key emerging markets. It offers insights into deal activity, deal rationale, and valuation trends.

Scope

*Analysis of Q1 2010 trends through analyst opinion on key deals (PDF brief), with a specific focus on PE deals

*Insights into deal activity across M&A, private equity, private placement, IPO, secondary offering, and strategic alliance deals

*Insights across key sectors, namely packaged food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, personal care, household products, pet care, and tobacco

*Detailed analysis of the deal activity during the quarter

Highlights

Recovery from GEC: Although the number of M&A deals within the sector has dropped since Q4 09, the total deal value has more that doubled, signifying a movement away from numerous low value deals to fewer high value deals.

Focus on health: Major FMCG players are trying to cash in on the health trend to expand category sales and/or create product differentiation. Food manufacturers, Non-alcoholic carbonated beverage giants, and alcoholic beverage companies are launching a variety of products targeted at 'Health'.

The food sub-segment showed significantly increased M&A activity both in terms of volume as well as value suggesting a positive segment outlook.

Reasons to Purchase

*Understand which consumer sectors are experiencing the most activity, and which type of investor, and advisor are playing the significant roles

*Find out how key deals are changing the competitive landscape of your business

*Find out how companies in consumer markets are raising funds through capital markets, private equity, and private placement deals
DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
ANALYSIS 1
M&A activity value rises by 137% 1
Major players are riding on the health trend 2
The Coca-Cola Company has emulated PepsiCo's expansion strategy by announcing a buy-out of its major bottler in North America 2
M&A deal value and volume growth in food outshines other sub-segments 3
Nestlé poised to become leader in frozen pizza throughout North America 3
Growth markets to help revive global consumer goods sector 4
Hypermarcas positioned to be a leading player in growth markets 4
APPENDIX 6
Definitions 6
Ask the analyst 6
Datamonitor consulting 6
Disclaimer 6
List of Figures
Figure 1: M&A deal volume and value, Q1 2009-Q1 2010 2
Figure 2: M&A deal value by food sub-segment, Q1 2009-Q1 2010 3
Figure 3: North American frozen pizza market: brand shares (percentage of total) pre and post acquisition by value, 2008-10 4

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