July Monthly Deal Roundup - Defense

Synopsis

• The report provides an overview of the deal activity across various deal types in the month of July, in terms of deal type, segment and region.
• The report provides data on deal activity across various segments in the defense industry in the month of July, in terms of deal size.
• The report gives an insight into the rationale for deal making during July.
• The report details the major deal sizes reported in July.

Summary
The Monthly Report provides the reader with the top-line data necessary to quickly keep abreast of the deal activity in the Defense industry on a month-on-month basis.

Scope
The ‘Monthly Deals Roundup - Defense’ report provides a review and understanding of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital-raising and partnering deals and agreements entered into by companies in the defense industry during July 2011.

Reasons To Buy
Using this report, dealmakers will effectively and efficiently gain insight into the deal activity taking place across the month. The report provides an overview on all the partnering, alliances and M&A deals announced worldwide.

Key Highlights

• The deal volume in the defense industry decreased xx%, from xx transactions in June 2011 to xx transactions in July 2011. This deal volume was also below the previous twelve-month (TTM) average of xx
• The aerospace products and parts manufacturing segment, and the C4ISR electronics and IT segment, accounted for xx% of the total deal activity in July 2011
• The North American region recorded the highest deal activity in July 2011, contributing xx% of the total deal volume. The European region contributed xx% of the total deal volume with xx transactions
• The deal activity in July 2011 was dominated by deal values in the $xxx-$xxx million
• Deals in the defense industry in July 2011 were primarily undertaken with the objective of business expansion through inorganic growth, which constituted xx% of all transactions