Financial Services Deal Insights, March 2008

M&A activity in the financial services sector requires all players to have understanding of deal dynamics. This analysis provides a comprehensive look at all M&A, public offerings, and venture finance activities in the for the month of March 2008

Report Highlights
The financial services sector recorded 162 M&A deals in March, a decrease of 24.4% compared with the six-month (Sept 2007 to Feb 2008) average M&A activity in the investment/asset management segment continued, with a focus on Europe and emerging markets. Meanwhile, the sub-prime crisis claimed Bear Stearns The commercial banking segment witnessed increased M&A activity in emerging markets, with established players looking at ways to drive growth
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Overview 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Analysis 2
The value of public offerings in March was down 68.1% on the six-month average 2
Nevertheless, Visa's IPO raised $19.65 billion, making the offering a rare success story in the current climate 2
In the investment management space, the liquidity crisis has hit some players hard 3
Bear Sterns became the biggest casualty of the crisis, but JPMorgan's bailout has calmed investors' jitters, for now 3
M&A activity in emerging markets continues to be the focus in the retail and commercial banking sectors 5
GE Money and Banco Santander's deals see GE return to its commercial roots, while Santander makes a strong push into consumer finance in Europe 5
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Definitions 7
Ask the analyst 7
Datamonitor consulting 7
Disclaimer 7
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Figure 1: The Fed's intervention has bolstered the US stock market 4
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