Financial Deals Industry Tracker: Technology and Telecom (analysis of monthly deal activity during June along with the trend for the last six months for merger and acquisition (M&A), private equity, venture financing, private placement, initial public off

This report contains extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis of monthly deal activity (including strategic alliances) in the software, hardware, IT services, and telecom sectors across global markets, with a specific focus on key emerging markets. It offers a unique insight into deal activity, deal rationale, valuation trends, and the market fundamentals driving various sub-sectors.

Report Highlights
• The technology sector recorded 299 M&A deals in June 2008, a decrease of 14.8%, as compared with the trailing six month (Dec 2007–May 2008) average, although in value terms it recorded deals worth $77.2 billion, an increase of 175.9%. The increase in deal value was driven by high value deals in the telecom, software, and hardware sectors.
• Strategic players in the telecom sector continued to look at acquisitions to increase their scale and strengthen their market positions, while the IT services sector witnessed increased M&A activity in the online and mobile marketing, and IT consulting services.
• Venture capitalists invested more than $1.2 billion in 133 companies, a decrease of 18% in value terms over the last six month average, focusing primarily on companies in a growth/expansion stage. Rising oil prices affected the capital raising activity of companies through public offerings.
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1. Introduction
a. About Financial Deals
b. About this report

2. Mergers and acquisitions (including private equity deals)
a. Monthly roundup
i. Upstream
ii. Midstream
iii. Downstream
iv. Power generation
v. Utilities network
vi. Utilities retail
vii. Wholesale energy
b. Volume and value analysis: Energy
c. Volume and value analysis: Utilities
d. Volume analysis by geography
i. Global regions (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of World)
ii. Emerging markets (BRIC, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Africa)
e. Value analysis by geography
iii. Global regions (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of World)
iv. Emerging markets (BRIC, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Africa)
f. Trend analysis by deal size
i. Advisory ranking M&A (trailing six months) – financial and legal
g. Private equity firm ranking

3. Public offering
a. Monthly roundup
b. Volume and value analysis: Energy
c. Volume and value analysis: Utilities
d. Volume and value analysis by geography
e. Trend analysis by deal size

4. Private placement
a. Monthly roundup
b. Volume and value analysis: Energy
c. Volume and value analysis: Utilities
d. Volume and value analysis by geography
e. Trend analysis by deal size

5. Alliance / Partnership deals monthly roundup

6. Valuation trend: comparison across key sectors

7. Advisory ranking for all deals (trailing six months) – financial and legal

8. Appendix
a. Definition
b. Disclaimer
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