Boston, 10 September 2007. M&A International Inc. (MAI) announced today that its bankers closed 26 transactions in 17 countries during the month of August. To date, MAI has closed over 215 transactions, a pace that places it well above its 2006 statistics.

 “While many thought that the turmoil in the debt markets and the long summer holidays would slow the pace of transactions, we are not seeing the direct impact of either in our business. We are well ahead of last year’s pace and our data shows that the deal flow continues to be very high. Currently MAI professionals are involved in 423 active deals,” said Murray Beach, President of MAI.

With specialists across many industry sectors, the mix of closed MAI deals is well balanced. The technology sector has led the pack in the number of transactions for 2007, accounting for 12% of all deals closed. Retail and Business Services were two other sectors which have closed a significant amount of transactions.

“The fact that no one industry sector has an outstanding lead on any other sector is very promising,” continued Beach. “The balance in activity indicates that this is a very solid market with a broad base and therefore likely to be sustainable.”

Cross-border transactions have become a critical part of the M&A landscape. With offices in 38 countries, MAI has been in the forefront of capitalizing on the globalization of the mergers and acquisitions market. Recent market statistics are indicating a continued rise in the number of cross-border transactions. 

“Most companies we represent engage our services because of our excellent track record of closing transactions and our ability to bring them opportunities from all over the world,” said Beach. “Of the 26 transactions closed in August, 8 were cross-border, and almost all were exposed to foreign parties in the process of executing the marketing around the transaction.”

MAI is poised to continue to ride out this period of heightened M&A activity.

In referrence to the future of M&A activity, Murray Beach predicted:
“While the uncertainty in the debt markets will have some spill-over effect on the rate of M&A transactions, I have not seen it yet. The strategic buyers remain very active, and for most mid-sized transactions, the debt sources are not as vulnerable to market swings as the sources of debt used in jumbo sized deals.”

About M&A International
M&A INTERNATIONAL INC. is the world's leading alliance of mid-market merger & acquisition specialists with over 400 professional advisors in 42 member firms in 38 countries. In 2006, our members closed over 290 deals worth more than $17.5 billion, of which 88 were cross-border.

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