March Monthly Deals Roundup - Packaging

Synopsis
The report provides detailed analysis on the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the packaging industry in March 2012 compared to February 2012, and the trailing twelve month average. This provides an insight into the inorganic growth strategies of companies in the industry and competitor tracking.

The report provides detailed analysis on the private equity and venture capital activity in the packaging industry in March 2012 compared to February 2012, and the trailing twelve month average. This provides an insight into the investment activity in the industry by financial investors.

The report provides detailed analysis on capital raising activity, including equity and debt offerings, in the packaging industry in March 2012 compared to February 2012, and the trailing twelve month average. This provides an insight into the capital raising activity of companies in the industry including fund raising trends from both equity and debt capital markets.

The report provides detailed analysis on strategic partnerships in the packaging industry in March 2012 compared to February 2012, and the trailing twelve month average.

Summary
Why was the report written?
Using this report, dealmakers will effectively gain an insight into deal activity during the month. Additionally, the report provides an overview of all the partnering, alliances, and M&A deals announced worldwide.

What makes this report unique and essential to read?
The Monthly Report provides the reader with the top-line data necessary to quickly keep abreast of the deal activity in the packaging market on a monthly basis.

Scope
The report provides detailed analysis on the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the packaging industry in March 2012 compared to February 2012, and the trailing twelve month average. This provides an insight into the inorganic growth strategies of companies in the industry and competitor tracking.

The report provides detailed analysis on the private equity and venture capital activity in the packaging industry in March 2012 compared to February 2012, and the trailing twelve month average. This provides an insight into the investment activity in the industry by financial investors.

The report provides detailed analysis on capital raising activity, including equity and debt offerings, in the packaging industry in March 2012 compared to February 2012, and the trailing twelve month average. This provides an insight into the capital raising activity of companies in the industry including fund raising trends from both equity and debt capital markets.

The report provides detailed analysis on strategic partnerships in the packaging industry in March 2012 compared to February 2012, and the trailing twelve month average.

Reasons To Buy
The report gives a snapshot of the deal activity trends in the packaging industry in March 2012. The report is a mixture of graphs, charts, tables, and text, in an effort to give the reader the maximum possible information in the most efficient and visually appealing manner.

The report provides an overview of the deal activity across various deal types in the month of March 2012 in terms of deal type, segment, and region. The report provides data on deal activity across various segments in the packaging industry in March 2012, in terms of deal size.

The report gives an insight into the rationale for deal making during March 2012. The report also details the main deals reported in March 2012.

Key Highlights
Analysis of the overall deal trends in the packaging sector highlights that most of the reported deals that were completed over the last several months were strategic in nature, suggested by the higher number of M&A transactions.

Overall, the deal volume in the packaging sector across the world recorded a decline in March. The decline in reported global deal volume was led by continuing uncertainties in the developed economies, Europe in particular, while rising uncertainties in the developing and emerging Asian economies also impacted the overall deal volume.

Among the packaging sectors, flexible packaging continued to register growth in deal volumes for the second straight month during March, indicating a strong preference towards light weight and easy-to-handle packaging across the world.

In the coming months of 2012, it is expected that strategic deal activities will continue to gain strength in the packaging industry, despite increasing financial difficulties amid uncertainties across all major economies. Business expansion and geographic expansion are expected to remain the leading drivers for strategic M&A deal types across the world. Although M&A activities may not have reached even close to pre-crisis levels, deal makers foresee a positive climate.

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