IMAP Transaction & Pricing survey 2008.pdf

As part of IMAP’s annual transactionand pricing review, an opinion survey is alsoconducted to obtain qualitative information for theyear immediately ended and an outlook for theupcoming year. IMAP advisors are solicited for theirthoughts with respect to:1. Buyer and seller availability and interestactivity2. Availability of transaction funding3. Equity percentages for M&A transactions4. Expected valuations in the upcoming year5. Areas of M&A opportunity for theupcoming year6. Environmental factors expected for theupcoming yearIn 2008, as has been true for the previous 14 years,IMAP advisors provided some additional insight tothe deal market that cannot otherwise be extractedsimply from closed-transaction data.The following table provides a breakdown of theresponses by geography for this year’s survey.2 0 0 8 T r a n s a c t i o n s &P r i c i n g s u r v e yBased on a survey conducted of IMAPPartners and Advisorsduring December 2008Percentage of Total RespondentsEMEAUS & CanadaLatin AmericaAsia & AustraliaTOTAL40.8%51.5%5.8%1.9%100%While IMAP strives to present this information in astandard and consistent manner (so that the resultscan provide meaningful and useful information)IMAP does not represent that the results complywith any measure of rigid scientific or statisticalvalidity.25 T R A N S A C T I O N A N D P R I C I N G S U R V E Y 2 0 0 8