mergermarket has just released its South Korea M&A Year End Roundup for 2011, and amongst the various league tables and statistics we found few items we thought would be interesting for our readers. Of course, to get the full picture, a careful look at the original report is recommended.
Top 5 Korean Deals: Domestic players big in 2011
This table features information on the 5 largest M&A deals in 2011. Most of the big deals from last year were between 
domestic parties, with the exception of Korea National Oil Corporation’s acquisition of a 23.67 percent stake in Anadarko Petroleum Corp. in March. There have been many energy deals recently featuring combinations of public and private entities such as the KNOC and Korean banks as the global contest to secure energy supplies intensifies.
Heat Table: Expect activity in industrial and chemical sectors
The Heat Chart uses media reports, company statements and proprietary intelligence gathered by mergermarket’s 
reporters to predict what areas will likely to be most active going ahead. According to mergermarket’s numbers, 2011 M&As in the industrial and chemical sectors made up 31.4 percent by volume of all deals. This Heat Chart shows this trend will continue, with 140 M&As forecast in the months to come. After industrial and chemical, mergermarket predicts the most action will be coming from Korea’s technology sector, with 76 M&As. Consumer, Business and Financial Services and the Pharma, Medical & Biotech industries are also expected to generate deals.
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