2009 global merger transactions decreased 26% year-on-year

Sweden the industry journal "report 11 January, according to Dealogic analysis company United Kingdom report shows that the financial crisis and global recession caused 2009 global merger transactions decreased by 26%, compared to $ 2.4 trillion, is the lowest level since 2004. But by the Government to take over or support of enterprises Manda 15%, and reached a record $ 3540.

In 2009 the largest corporate acquisitions in the banking and financial fields, totalling approximately $ 4190, up 30% decline. Among them, the United Kingdom Government to 410 million acquisition of Royal Bank of Scotland takes stock after its than close to 85%. Scale of the secondary is oil and gas, corporate mergers and acquisitions transactions about 2450 billion, an increase of 18%. Of these, Mobil Oil to 410 million acquisition of XTO Energy company. Medicine, telecommunications and information technology industry merger size home third, fourth and fifth position, mergers and acquisitions transactions for 2255 billion, 1909 billion and 1605 billion, respectively, an increase of 17%, reduction of 22% and 7%.

In 2009, Europe and the United States merger transactions decreased 44% respectively year-over-year and 24%; emerging markets corporate mergers and acquisitions transactions representing the global proportion reached a record high of 24%. With the weakening of the global economic recession, corporate mergers and acquisitions in warmer. November 2009, the global enterprise merger transactions about 3230 billion in 2008, the highest since June.