Product Synopsis
The report provides a review and understanding of mergers and acquisitions (MandAs), capital-raising, partnering deals, and agreements entered into by defense companies during September 2012.

Introduction and Landscape
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 MandA 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 deal activity in the defense market on a monthly basis.

Key Features and Benefits
The report provides detailed analysis on mergers and acquisitions (MandAs) activity in the defense industry in September 2012 compared to August 2012, and the trailing twelve month (TTM) average. This provides an insight into inorganic growth strategies of companies in the industry, and competitor tracking.

The report provides detailed analysis on private equity and venture capital activity in the defense industry in September 2012 compared to August 2012, and the TTM 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 defense industry in September 2012 compared to August 2012, and the TTM 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 defense industry in September 2012 compared to August 2012, and the TTM average.

Key Highlights
C4ISR electronics and IT, logistics and support, and aerospace products and parts manufacturing were the main categories that contributed to deal volume in the defense industry in September. Notably, 11 of the total 16 MandA deals were from the C4ISR electronics and IT segment.

Deal value in North America increased from US$713 million to US$773 million, despite a decrease in deal volume from 26 in August to 21 in September. Fund raising and focus on business expansion to cash in on the emerging opportunities in the C4ISR electronics and IT, and logistics and support segments fuelled the growth in deal value in North America.

Partnership transactions recorded the most deal activity in September, accounting for 44% of the total volume recorded during the month. The month recorded 17 transactions, which represented a rise of 70% over the previous month and 42% over the TTM average.

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