Global M&A Deals in Progress Suggest Major Recovery.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2003 According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. figures released from ZEPHYR Zephyr or Zephyrus: see Eos. , the global M&A deal database co-published by Bureau van Dijk van Dijk can refer to:
In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 1 billion, currently in progress - totaling an impressive EUR 550.287 billion. Forty two per cent of these deals involve North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. targets, with these deals equating to fifty three per cent of the deal value at EUR 292 billion. All deal types on ZEPHYR are included in the figures (mergers, acquisitions, minority stakes, all private equity, share buy backs, joint ventures), and all are officially announced or pending. No rumors have been included, so the vast majority is expected to complete. The total number of deals in progress for 2003 is also impressive: 15,423 deals, 9,596 of which have disclosed deal values that total EUR 1,074 billion. These are in contrast to the figures for completed deals which indicated that deal numbers are higher than 2002 but deal values are disappointingly lower, appearing to convey that confidence has still not returned. Yet the encouraging figures for deals in progress suggest that a major recovery is imminent. "These announced deals indicate that there is more optimism and activity in the marketplace that could be gleaned from the completed deal figures. It takes time for a recovering economy to be reflected in deal activity. We can see that this is now really starting to happen, particularly in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . 2004 looks like it's going to be a much more buoyant time," said Ed Mountifield, head of research at Zephus, the information provider for ZEPHYR. European targets with deal value over EUR 1bn in 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Time period - 2003 No of deals Total deal value (mil EUR) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58 153,048 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *Announced or pending North American targets with deal value over EUR 1bn in 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Time period - 2003 No of deals Total deal value (mil EUR) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78 292,030 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *Announced or pending Rest of the World targets with deal value over EUR 1bn in 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Time period - 2003 No of deals Total deal value (mil EUR) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46 105,209 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *Announced or pending Source: ZEPHYR - Bureau van Dijk ZEPHYR contains information on 170,000 deals. More information on ZEPHYR, including details of free trials and the free, quarterly M&A Synopsis written by Ed Mountifield can be found at http://zephyr.bvdep.com. Notes for editors Screenshots, graphs and supplementary data available on request. About Bureau van Dijk Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing An umbrella term for non-paper publishing, which includes publishing online or on media such as CDs and DVDs. (BvD) (http://www.bvdep.com) is a leading publisher of electronic business information. BvD is best known for its range of international company information products combining multiple high quality data sources with flexible software to allow users to manipulate data for research, marketing intelligence and analysis. Products include AMADEUS, BANKSCOPE, OSIRIS Osiris (ōsī`rĭs), in Egyptian religion, legendary ruler of predynastic Egypt and god of the underworld. He was the son of the sky goddess Nut and the earth god Geb. . About Zephus Zephus Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of BvD. Zephus is located in Manchester, England and employs 30 staff dedicated to the collection of global mergers, acquisitions, private equity and venture capital deal information. About ZEPHYR ZEPHYR contains merger and acquisition data including IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. and venture capital deals with links to the detailed company reports on BvD's company information products. ZEPHYR incorporates a quick deal search, an expert search and analysis module, a facility to generate league tables, and e-mail tracking See e-mail tracker. and alert services. To date, ZEPHYR contains information on close to 170,000 deals. http://zephyr.bvdep.com |
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