2009-06-30 12:35:06 -
Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e55f32/financial_deals_in : 
) has announced the addition of the " Financial Deals Industry Insight Q1 2009 - Transport and Logistics : " 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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