March Deal Activity Trends in Defense Industry Examined in New Topical Report Published at MarketPublishers.com

26 Apr 2012 • by Natalie Aster

LONDON – With the number of M&A deals remaining permanent in March 2012 compared to the previous month, the total deal value fell significantly to just USD 53.2 million, reflecting a drop of 96.5%. Deal volume decreased by 23%, from 35 transactions in February to 27 in March 2012 and was 45% below the trailing 12-month (TTM) average.

The month saw the majority of engineering and metal parts manufacturing firms acquiring companies operating in the electronics and communications domain, which is a significant shift from the trend witnessed before wherein a large number of electronics and communications companies were acquired only by companies operating in the C4ISR domain.

Most recent report “March Monthly Deals Roundup – Defense” prepared by iCD Research features the top-line data on the deal activity in the global defense market on a monthly basis, along with the trailing twelve month average. Its scope comprises:

• a snapshot of the deal activity trends in the defense industry in March 2012; 
• an overview of the deal activity across various deal types in March 2012 in terms of deal type, segment and region; 
• data on deal activity across various segments in the defense industry in March 2012, in terms of deal size; 
• an insight into the rationale for deal making during March 2012; 
• details of the main deals reported in March 2012.

Report Details:

March Monthly Deals Roundup – Defense
Published: April, 2012
Pages: 21
Price: US$ 300,00

More new reports by the publisher can be found at iCD Research page.

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