IMAP Transaction & Pricing survey 2008.pdf

TRANSACTIONSM & A a c t i v i t y i n t h e A m e r i c a sw a s u p i n 2 0 0 8 o v e r 2 0 0 7Transaction totals were down for IMAP offices in Europe in 2008 while increasing in NorthAmerica and Latin America.Latin America especially benefited from very favorable M&A conditions for much of the year asthe global financial malaise affected this region last.The average transaction size was up sharply in the U.S. in 2008 over 2007 ($61.4 millioncompared to $23.1 million). This is an indication that IMAP advisors continue to penetrate alllevels of middle-market M&A.Additionally, IMAP added strong offices in Chicago and New York in 2008.2 0 0 8 v s 2 0 0 7 T r a n s a c t i o n s b y r e g i o n20082007EMEA*US & CanadaLatin AmericaAsia & AustraliaTotal #133862310Total Value $USD$4.6 billion$5.3 billion$3.0 billion$0.1 billionTotal #158711312Total Value $USD$6.2 billion$1.6 billion$1.9 billion$0.2 billionTOTAL252$13.0 billion254$9.9 billion* EMEA: Europe, the Middle East and Africa7 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