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REGENT’S view of the month - February 2009

Deal flow remained quite strong with 214 acquisitions of European technology companies in Feb 2009. The combined valuation of $4.5b shows the lack of any large deals. Of course there are a number of distressed situations – but the good news is that there is plenty of cash in the market and many buyers that are willing to complete deals quickly. Valuations have stabilized after the declines of the past six months. Indeed, the median price to sales ratio has edged back to 1.0.

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