Research and Markets: The Latest Financial Deals Industry Insight Report on Transport and Logistics Is Available Today

2009-06-30 12:35:06 -

Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e55f32/financial_deals_in : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. ) has announced the addition of the " Financial Deals Industry Insight Q1 2009 - Transport and Logistics : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. " report to their offering.

The drive to increase scale and improve profits combined with a highly fragmented market have resulted in continued M&A in the transport and logistics sector. The quarterly Financial Deal Insights provides a unique insight into deal rationale and the market fundamentals driving the sector.

Scope



- An assessment of recent M&A activity in the Transport & Logistics industry throughout the world.


- An evaluation of the trends both within the Transport & Logistics sector as a whole as well as individual deals.

Highlights of this title



- M&A activity in the Transportation & Logistics segment recoded a decrease of 37.2% decrease in deal volume against 2008 average.


- Average deal size in Q1 09 witnessed a decrease of 46.5% against the 2008 average deal size.


- M&A activity in the sea transportation segment recorded a decrease of 4.5% in volume and 83.1% decline in value.

Key reasons to purchase this title



- Understand the recent trends within M&A in the Transport and Logistics sector.


- Gain a detailed understanding of the market factors which drive both the sector as a whole and individual deals.


- Gain an overview of deal trends on a historical basis.



Key Topics Covered:

- Summary
- Economic uncertainty continued to loom over M&A activities in the T&L industry
- Airlines became prominent target for M&A following performance uncertainty over all other modes
- Due to poor growth prospects in the developed economies, T&L companies focused on the developing markets
- The financial deal environment for the rest of 2009
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