International Mergers & Acquisitions Survey

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* 1. Are you contemplating a transaction involving a company, a business unit, a portfolio or an individual asset?

Company

Business unit

Portfolio

Individual asset

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* 2. Has the board approved the exploration of strategic alternatives?

Yes

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* 3. Has the management team decided to embark on a specific transaction as the best way forward?

Yes

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* 4. Will you be acting as acquiror or as seller?

Acquiror

Seller

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* 5. Where are you in your transaction readiness and planning?

Early

Late

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* 6. Do you have an established transaction horizon, and defined geography?

Yes

please specify

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* 7. What is your level of engagement with counterparties (sellers or buyers as applicable) - do you know who they are, have you had conversations, and what is level of interest to engage in a transaction?

No engagement

High engagement

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* 8. Have you assessed the value/ likely valuation of the transaction?

Yes

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* 9. Is the type of transaction already defined?

Yes

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* 10. Do you have a preference for a certain type of transaction?

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* 11. In case of an acquisition, is the funding requirement determined and the commitment for the transaction already secured?

Yes

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* 12. Do you need help with clarifying the transaction perimeter, preparing for diligence, understanding potential transaction counterparties, and/ or analyzing the market environment that may influence the transaction?

A lot

To some extent

Not at all

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* 13. When are you contemplating a transaction?

ASAP

24months

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* 14. How important do you deem making an upfront “investment” into preparation of the transaction?

High/ fully/ a lot

Moderate/ to some extent

Low/ not at all

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* 15. How useful would a clear delineation of your current transaction preparedness be?

Not useful at all

Extremely useful

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* 16. How desirable are the following actions?

	Low/ not at all	Moderate/ to some extent	High/ fully/ a lot
Geographic diversification	Geographic diversification Low/ not at all	Geographic diversification Moderate/ to some extent	Geographic diversification High/ fully/ a lot
Pipeline expansion	Pipeline expansion Low/ not at all	Pipeline expansion Moderate/ to some extent	Pipeline expansion High/ fully/ a lot
Incremental revenue streams	Incremental revenue streams Low/ not at all	Incremental revenue streams Moderate/ to some extent	Incremental revenue streams High/ fully/ a lot
Synergistic capabilities	Synergistic capabilities Low/ not at all	Synergistic capabilities Moderate/ to some extent	Synergistic capabilities High/ fully/ a lot

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* 17. Are you currently feeling pressure from investors to improve the valuation of your asset base?

Low

High

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* 18. Your details so we can be in touch:

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