IMAP ranked 3rd in 2012 global M&A league tables

IMAP, the exclusive global organization of leading M&A advisory firms of which Buckingham is a UK member, ranks third in the world for completed transactions with values both up to $200 million, according to Thomson Reuters and its Mid-Market League Tables.

In total IMAP closed 205 M&A deals in 2012, valued at US$8,989,795,546, with an average deal value of US$43.8 million. (To compare: In 2011, IMAP closed 227 M&A deals with an average deal value of approximately US$50 million and a total deal value of US$11.3 billion).

IMAP’s strongest industry sectors were again Industrials, with 45 deals, followed by Consumer Products & Services, with 33 deals.