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REGENT’s view of the month - May 2010

A seasonal decline in the number of acquisitions in May in Europe was more than compensated by a series of large deals that pushed the combined valuation to $15.8 billion, the highest figure since July 2008. The monthly median price to earnings (P/E) ratio came in at 14.8, very close to the TechMARK historic P/E ratios which suffered a technical re-levelling brought about by improved profit performances that had already been factored in to the pricing calculations.

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