Investment Banking Scorecard from Thomson Reuters – 18 September 2015

The Investment Banking Scorecard from Thomson Reuters gives you the ‘Fast Facts’ of the week in Investment Banking, as well as a closer look at trends in deal making, with league table movements and regional activity in M&A, capital markets and syndicated loans also included.  Please click here for the weekly highlights and here for the matrix of year-to-date IB activity with breakdowns by asset class/region/sector, league tables and top deals.

Worldwide M&A activity totals $3.1 trillion, just 0.9% below YTD 2007 record

Media & Entertainment M&A hits $216.9 billion this year, up 17% compared to a year-ago

European ECM activity totals $170.9 billion, down 20% compared to a year ago

Materials ECM totals $39.5 billion for YTD 2015, up 6% from 2014

France Investment Grade Debt hits $105.4 billion, down 38% compared to last year

Healthcare DCM up triple-digit percentages with $166.3 billion raised this year

 

US Inbound Cross-Border M&A Bests Full Year 2014 Totals, Up 67% Compared to a Year Ago

Altice NV’s $18.1 billion purchase of US-based Cablevision Systems pushed the level of US Inbound Cross-Border M&A to $333.3 billion during year-to-date 2015, a 67% increase compared to a year ago and the strongest year-to-date period for non-US purchases of US companies since records began in 1980.  Healthcare, Financials, Consumer Products and Media & Entertainment account for 68% of total US Inbound Cross-Border M&A this year, with each of these sectors registering triple-digit percentage gains compared to a year ago.  Canada tops the list of purchasers of US assets, with 16% of total activity, followed by Ireland (15%) and Israel (10%).  JP Morgan ranks as the top advisor to US companies in cross-border deals with $77.0 billion from 20 deals.  Morgan Stanley is the top advisor to non-US companies making bids in the United States with $106.5 billion from 11 deals.

 

Private Equity LBOs Hit $125 billion, Up 12% From 2014

Vista Equity Partner’s $6.0 billion buyout of Solera Holdings, which ranks as the fifth largest global LBO this year, brings PE-backed LBO activity to $125.6 billion during year-to-date 2015, a 12% increase compared to a year ago.  Technology buyouts account for 26% of year-to-date activity and have registered a 90% increase compared to a year ago.  Real estate and retail account for 17% and 12% of this year’s LBO activity, respectively, while buyout targets in the United States, China and United Kingdom represent nearly two-thirds of announced private equity deal making this year.

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Ilya Hemlin
PR Specialist,  Financial & Risk

Thomson Reuters