Research and Markets: The Latest Financial Deals Industry Insight Report on Transport and Logistics Is Available Today
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DUBLIN--(Business Wire)-- Research and Markets (http://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 * Appendix * Definitions * Ask the analyst * Our consulting * Disclaimer For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e55f32/financial_deals_in Source: Datamonitor Research and Markets Laura Wood Senior Manager press@researchandmarkets.com Fax from USA: 646-607-1907 Fax from rest of the world: +353-1-481-1716 Copyright Business Wire 2009
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