Highlights

1. Cross-border M&A analysis. The total cross-bordered transaction amounted to US$2.13B in Q2 2007. Of all the cross-bordered M&A deals, the traditional sector dominates in terms of deal volume and transaction value disclosed.

2. TMT M&A analysis. In terms of industry distribution, TMT beat energy and bio/healthcare industries with 21 deals in Q2 2007, which amounted to US$622M. Six and four M&A deals were distributed in energy and bio/healthcare industries respectively. In particular, the total value of M&A deals disclosed in the energy industry hits US$2.38B in Q2 2007.

3. VC/PE-backed M&A analysis. Our research shows that VC/PE played a less active role in Q2 2007 in terms of the number of deals and aggregate value compared with last quarter.

4. Deal pool. The Report presents a semi-annual review of 46 well-selected M&A deals briefly.

5. Case study. The Report provides a case study which involved an acquisition launched by a foreign company towards SOE. It also provides the comparison of cross-border M&A activities between Japan in the 80’s and China today.