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Research and Markets Adds Report: 'Financial Services Deal Insights, March 2008'

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Financial Services Deal Insights, March 2008" report to its offerings.

In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include:

M&A activity in the financial services sector requires all players to have understanding of deal dynamics. This analysis provides a comprehensive look at all M&A, public offerings, and venture finance activities in the for the month of March 2008

Insight into recent M&A activity in the financial services sector throughout the world. Covers mergers and acquisitions, public offerings (both IPO and secondary offerings) and venture finance. Includes a detailed appendix covering top legal advisors, financial advisors, top private equity firms, and top venture capital firms.

The financial services sector recorded 162 M&A deals in March, a decrease of 24.4 percent compared with the six-month (Sept 2007 to Feb 2008) average M&A activity in the investment/asset management segment continued, with a focus on Europe and emerging markets. Meanwhile, the sub-prime crisis claimed Bear Stearns The commercial banking segment witnessed increased M&A activity in emerging markets, with established players looking at ways to drive growth

Report information: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/46b692/financial_services

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