Presentation - World Services Group

M&A: The Year in Review and a Look AheadGoing Forward – Please Bate Your BreathCould 2013 be the year we all expected in 2012?Motivations and Factors Confidence will continue to guide the level of M&A activity Strategic buyers will acquire growth in the absence of organic opportunities Large deals could cause industry participants to reevaluate growth strategies and spur additional M&A activity Banks continue an aggressive push for strong credit opportunities Financial sponsors will continue to eagerly pursue exit strategies for well-aged portfolio investments Acquirors continue to compete for “trophy” properties and take advantage of improving financing marketsTransactional Characteristics Scarcity value of well performing companies will perpetuate a market of “haves” and “have-nots” Technology, healthcare, business services and consumer discretionary sectors will continue to garner attentionover that of their commodity-based peers Cross-border M&A activity will remain at relatively low levels in light of abundance of domestic acquisition andinvestment opportunitiesCLEVELAND ● COLUMBUS ● DALLAS13