Research and Markets: The Essential 2009 International Mergers & Acquisitions Review is Now Available

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/58f5ef/international_merg) has
announced the addition of the "International Mergers & Acquisitions Review 2009"
report to their offering.

A series of in-depth articles written by leading experts from investment banks,
law firms and consultancies provide far-reaching coverage of the international
M&A market. The 10th edition of the International Mergers & Acquisitions Review
will provide the reader with a unique insight into the global M&A market by
highlighting the opportunities, as well as the pitfalls that face M&A
practitioners in this ever-changing dynamic arena.

* Provides expert editorial, case studies, practical tips and theoretical
analysis to let you and your company make the most of the M&A marketplace.
* Regional and country reviews allow the reader to keep track of M&A trends and
developments at an international level. Countries covered include France,
Germany, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland and the UK.
* In-depth articles look at M&A in food and agriculture and EU merger control
among others, with regional reviews focusing on Europe, Central and Eastern
Europe and the Middle East.
* Includes a statistical appendix of the top M&A deals and advisers of 2008
supplied by Dealogic.

Key Topics Covered:

* Foreword - Facing the global economic crisis: the International Competition
Network's Merger Working Group by Dr. Stanley Wong, Member, The Competition
Authority (Ireland), Director, Mergers Division and Co-Chair, ICN Merger Working
Group
* Pan-European substance requirements
* Merger control and remedies in the European Union
* 2008/09: Impact of the recession on the European food, drinks, agri and food
retail sector
* Central & Eastern Europe - Challenges intensify but opportunity remains
* Central & Eastern Europe -- M&A tax planning
* France -- Changes to French tax for corporate M&A
* France -- Legal aspects of transfers of industrial sites and outsourcing of
supplies
* Germany - Recent developments in acquisition and leverage finance
* Germany -- Merger control law: Recent developments and cases
* Germany - Acquisitions under stress: A German view on distressed M&A
transactions
* Italy - New rules on contributions and financial assistance
* Middle East -- Reaching a tipping point?
* Russia -- A wind of changes
* Russia -- Adjusting the rules of play
* South Africa -- Future activity in Africa
* Switzerland -- Recent developments in Swiss takeover law
* UAE -- Light at the end of the tunnel? An analysis of M&A activity and
prospects
* United Kingdom - Crunch time for UK M&A
* Appendix

Companies Mentioned:

* Bundeskartellamt
* The Competition Authority (Ireland)
* Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Law Offices
* Ernst & Young
* Gide Loyrette Nouel
* GulfMerger
* ICN Merger Working Group
* Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
* Landwell & Associés
* Lefèvre Pelletier & associés
* Mashreqbank psc
* Noerr Stiefenhofer Lutz
* Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati / Agnoli Bernardi
* PricewaterhouseCoopers
* PricewaterhouseCoopers CEE
* Rabobank International
* Simmons & Simmons
* Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
* Walder Wyss & Partners Ltd.

For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/58f5ef/international_merg

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Senior Manager
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