Private Target Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Points Study (Including Transactions Completed In 2012)

A Project of the Mergers & Acquisitions Market Trends Subcommittee, Mergers & Acquisitions Committee of the American Bar Association Business Law Section

Private Target Study Sample Overview

• This Study analyzes publicly available acquisition agreements for transactions completed in 2012 that involved private targets being acquired by public companies. The previous studies published in 2011, 2009, and 2007 analyzed such agreements for transactions completed in 2010, 2008, and 2006, respectively.
• The final Study sample of 136 acquisition agreements excludes agreements for transactions in which the target was in bankruptcy, reverse mergers, and transactions otherwise deemed inappropriate for inclusion. Asset deals comprised 10% of the Study sample.