Finance Focus

2012

similarly positive trends in Latin America (19%), Europe/Middle East/ Africa (EMEA) (23%), and North America (22%).

Aggregate volume

increased 22% over the previous period from a year earlier. Year to year growth in total annual volume of deals reaching due diligence was strong across the board, with Latin America (33%) and Asia Pacific (31%) showing the largest increase, though EMEA and North America proved strong as well, with 26% and 16% increases respectively.

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ll regions showed a year- over-year positive trend for Q2 2012 over Q2 2011, with the strongest growth in Asia Pacific (30%) and

North America The volume of deals reaching due diligence in North America is up 28% quarter-on- quarter and 22% year-on-year; the quarter-on-quarter change is especially

The volume of deals reaching due diligence in North America is up 28% quarter-on-quarter and 22% year-on-year; the quarter-on-quarter change is especially noteworthy given that it is the greatest quarterly increase since the end of 2009.

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the Deal Flow Indicator rose by 21% – the fastest increase since Q2 2011 and far above the average growth rate of 1% over the preceding nine months.

noteworthy given that it is the greatest quarterly increase since the end of 2009.

EMEA The EMEA region registered a 20% increase in due diligence activity quarter-on-quarter – a particularly encouraging figure, given that quarterly growth in that market had been subdued.

Asia Pacific M&A in the Asia Pacific region has been somewhat erratic in recent quarters. Q2 2012 showed a 30% increase in deal volume year-on-year, but a 4% decline quarter-on-quarter. These figures are not quite as encouraging as the 16% quarterly rise and 58% annual rise registered in Q1, but Q2 still well outperformed the 19% quarterly decline and modest 7% annual rise registered in Q4 of last year.

Latin America In Latin America, annual deal volume increased by about 20% in Q2 2012, after two consecutive quarters of flat or negative growth.

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