Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Author name: PwC transaction services

Published: 10/22/2009

Summary:

Divestiture activity will increase, but not without greater complexity

The economic downturn of 2008 and subsequent global recession have forced businesses of every size and description to rethink their fiscal strategies and models. Some businesses and processes will be slow to recover, while others will gain momentum more quickly as the economy strengthens.

The latter is especially true of divestiture activity, which is expected to increase, although not without its own set of challenges. In light of the recent financial crisis, exactly what has been happening in the divestiture market, and what can be expected in the coming year are relevant questions.

Investigating these questions is the scope of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Divestiture Survey.

Completed in September, 2009, PricewaterhouseCoopers' Divestiture Survey is designed to gauge the condition of the current mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market as it pertains to divestitures, determine key drivers and success factors, and provide some perspective on the near term outlook.

Participants included 215 C-suites executives and corporate development directors from public and private companies, as well as private equity-venture capital professionals in all major industry sectors.

  Read PwC's Divestiture Survey