Monthly M&A Insider, March 2015

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Merrill DataSite, in association with Mergermarket, presents the March 2015 edition of the Monthly M&A Insider, which provides insight into global deal flow by region, detailing transactional statistics and commentary for Europe, Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America and The Middle East & Africa.

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is established as the market-leader for virtual data rooms (VDRs) in Europe and across the world. As first to market, we have many years of experience to bring to your transaction and have had time to develop and refine our technology, leading to a peerless Project Management and systems infrastructure that operates 24/7/365. This is why many thousands of companies trust Merrill DataSite to manage their online due diligence processes.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: +44 (0)20 3031 6300;
Email: info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com

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M&A Sector Snapshot: Technology, Media and Telecoms

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2015 is shaping up to provide another technology, media and telecoms deal bonanza! Global M&A activity in the industry has picked up where it left off, after deals hit a record US$764bn in 2014.

The driving force, as illustrated in this exclusive new sector snapshot from Thomson Reuters IFR and Merrill DataSite, is the global telecoms industry and the cross-border trading fuelling these mega-deals.

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About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is established as the market-leader for virtual data rooms (VDRs) in Europe and across the world. As first to market, we have many years of experience to bring to your transaction and have had time to develop and refine our technology, leading to a peerless Project Management and systems infrastructure that operates 24/7/365. This is why many thousands of companies trust Merrill DataSite to manage their online due diligence processes.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: +44 (0)20 3031 6300;
Email: info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com

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Deal Drivers FY2014 Americas Report

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Arm yourself for M & A activity this year with our EXCLUSIVE look at the conditions that made 2014 a record year for transaction value and volume.  Merrill DataSite is proud to present the Full Year 2014 Deal Drivers Americas Report, prepared by the intelligence team at Mergermarkets with 62 independent journalists breaking down deal risks and opportunities across the globe.

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite’s multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.

With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration – the highest standard for information security – and is currently the world’s only VDR certified for operations in the Europe, United States and Asia.

As the leading provider of VDR solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered more than two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: 1-866-399-3770;
Email: info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com

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LATAM M&A Regional Report 2015

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Merrill Datasite in association with IFR presents the “LATAM M&A Regional Report 2015”. This report provides a comprehensive review of M&A activity in 2014 in Latin America, with insight into the deals and trends for 2015. 

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite’s multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.

With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration – the highest standard for information security – and is currently the world’s only VDR certified for operations in the Europe, United States and Asia.

As the leading provider of VDR solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered more than two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: 1-866-399-3770;
Email: info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com

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http://www.datasitedeal.com/LATAMRgnlRpt2015?LeadSource=Social_Media&CampaignID=701C0000000jFkq&e

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Open for Business: Predictions for 2015 Retail and Consumer M&A

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Register here for the playback of Merrill DataSite’s recent webinar where esteemed industry professionals discussed the health of the consumer goods M&A sector and predicted trends for 2015 including:

• The potential for continued retail consolidation in 2015
• How consumer spending will affect M&A activity in the consumer goods sector
• Where the opportunities are in the Middle Market
• Private equity’s role in the consumer goods M&A sector

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite’s multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.

With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration – the highest standard for information security – and is currently the world’s only VDR certified for operations in the Europe, United States and Asia.

As the leading provider of VDR solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered more than two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: 1-866-399-3770;
Email: info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com

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M&A Sector Snapshot: Oil and Gas

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The sharp correction in oil prices has thrown up a new set of challenges for global oil and gas giants already looking to fix broken business models through asset disposals.

This new Sector Snapshot, brought to you by Thomson Reuters IFR and Merrill DataSite, summarises how volatility in the oil & gas sector is impacting M&A and how the stakes have been raised – creating winners and losers in the industry.

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About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is established as the market-leader for virtual data rooms (VDRs) in Europe and across the world. As first to market, we have many years of experience to bring to your transaction and have had time to develop and refine our technology, leading to a peerless Project Management and systems infrastructure that operates 24/7/365. This is why many thousands of companies trust Merrill DataSite to manage their online due diligence processes.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: +44 (0)203 0316300;
Email: info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com

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February 2015 - M&A Advisor’s League Table for APAC, including Japan

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Merrill DataSite has partnered with Thomson Reuters IFR to produce a monthly league table, which ranks the top M&A advisors in APAC, including Japan. This summary also provides insight into the biggest deals in the region for the month of February.

In February, HSBC Holdings retained the number one spot as Financial M&A Advisor for the APAC region, including Japan. Activity slowed down in February however, with a 54.5% decline in total deal value over the previous month.

Get this summary for all the latest data.

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is established as the market-leader for virtual data rooms (VDRs) in Europe and across the world. As first to market, we have many years of experience to bring to your transaction and have had time to develop and refine our technology, leading to a peerless Project Management and systems infrastructure that operates 24/7/365. This is why many thousands of companies trust Merrill DataSite to manage their online due diligence processes.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: +44 (0)203 0316300;
Email: info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com

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IFR and Merrill DataSite Roundtable

Download “M&A Outlook 2015”: http://bit.ly/1H2Qd0i

How should we feel about what happened in M&A in 2014 and what’s going to happen in the year ahead?

Thomson Reuters IFR, in association with Merrill DataSite, asked a group of senior professionals from influential organisations, including Barclays and Deutsche Bank, to share their views in this Roundtable.

The Roundtable discussion features key topics, including:

l  Sectors and regions in Europe most likely to trend this year;

l  How potential volatility, both political and economic, will be handled;

l  What’s going to happen to all the pent-up M&A energy brimming over from last year?

Simply complete our registration form to receive your copy today.

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is established as the market-leader for virtual data rooms (VDRs) in Europe and across the world. As first to market, we have many years of experience to bring to your transaction and have had time to develop and refine our technology, leading to a peerless Project Management and systems infrastructure that operates 24/7/365. This is why many thousands of companies trust Merrill DataSite to manage their online due diligence processes.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: +44 (0)203 0316300;
Email: info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com

Download M&A Outlook 2015:

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LATAM M&A Regional Report 2015

Get the report: http://bit.ly/1wPdltk

Merrill Datasite in association with IFR presents the “LATAM M&A Regional Report 2015”. This report provides a comprehensive review of M&A activity in 2014 in Latin America, with insight into the deals and trends for 2015. 

About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is a secure virtual data room (VDR) solution that optimises the due diligence process by providing a highly efficient and secure method for sharing key business information between multiple parties. Merrill DataSite provides unlimited access for users worldwide, as well as real-time activity reports, site-wide search at the document level, enhanced communications through the Q&A feature and superior project management service - all of which help reduce transaction time and expense. Merrill DataSite’s multilingual support staff is available from anywhere in the world, 24/7, and can have your VDR up and running with thousands of pages loaded within 24 hours or less.

With its deep roots in transaction and compliance services, Merrill Corporation has a cultural, organisation-wide discipline in the management and processing of confidential content. Merrill DataSite is the first VDR provider to understand customer and industry needs by earning an ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificate of registration – the highest standard for information security – and is currently the world’s only VDR certified for operations in the Europe, United States and Asia.

As the leading provider of VDR solutions, Merrill DataSite has empowered more than two million unique visitors to perform electronic due diligence on thousands of transactions totalling trillions of dollars in asset value. Merrill DataSite VDR solution has become an essential tool in an efficient and legally defensible process for completing multiple types of financial transactions.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: Tel: 1-866-399-3770;
Email: info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com

Get the report here:

http://www.datasitedeal.com/LATAMRgnlRpt2015?LeadSource=Social_Media&CampaignID=701C0000000jFkq&e

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The Best Practices of the Best M&A Dealmakers - The Art of New Beginnings: Cultivating the Deal from origination to LOI

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Drawing on the experience and expertise of ‘best in class’ dealmakers, The M&A Advisor, together with Merrill DataSite, is publishing the quintessential dealmakers guide series – The Best Practices of The Best Dealmakers.

This instalment - “The Art of New Beginnings: Cultivating the Deal from origination to LOI”- examines the post-strategy development processes and best practice methods associated with deal origination and resolution. It begins with stage-setting communications and potential deal source intermediaries and networks key to the deal flow process, extending through the valuation and due diligence phases, the confidentiality agreement and culminating with the formulation and signing of the Letter of Intent.

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About Merrill DataSite

Merrill DataSite is established as the market-leader for virtual data rooms (VDRs) in Europe and across the world. As first to market, we have many years of experience to bring to your transaction and have had time to develop and refine our technology, leading to a peerless Project Management and systems infrastructure that operates 24/7/365. This is why many thousands of companies trust Merrill DataSite to manage their online due diligence processes.

For more information, please contact Merrill DataSite: +44 (0)203 0316300;
Email: info@datasite.com; Web: http://www.datasite.com

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