Monthly sector analysis.

THIS SECTOR ANALYSIS INCLUDES ACQUISITIONS AND BUYOUTS ANNOUNCED DURING JUNE. UK PUBLIC OFFERS COMPLETED BETWEEN THESE DATES ARE INCLUDED, WHEREAS NEW AND PENDING OFFERS ARE EXCLUDED. THE TRANSACTIONS ARE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE US SIC CODE IDENTIFYING THE INDUSTRY SECTOR IN WHICH THE TARGET COMPANY IS PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED.

 
Seller - activity        Bidder - activity      Price ($M)        Date 
 
01: AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING 
 
0133: Sugarcane and sugar beets 
 
Beghin-Say (53.8) (FR)   Investor Group (FR)        521.24   13-Jun-02 
- Produce sugar          - Investor group 
 
10: MINING 
 
1041: Gold ores 
 
Brancote Holdings (UK)   Meridian Gold (CA) -       228.44   04-Apr-02 
- Mineral mining         Gold and silver 
                         mining 
 
Echo Bay Mines (CA) -    Kinross Gold (CA) -        719.48   10-Jun-02 
Gold, silver mining      Gold and silver 
company                  mining 
 
TVX Gold (CA) - Gold,    Kinross Gold (CA) -        712.93   10-Jun-02 
silver mining company    Gold and silver 
                         mining 
 
13: OIL AND GAS; PETROLEUM REFINING 
 
1311: Crude petroleum and natural gas 
 
Coparex International    Talisman Energy (CA)       213.73   20-Jun-02 
(Paribas) (95.3) (FR)    - Oil and gas 
- Oil and gas explora-   exploration, 
tion, production         production 
 
15: CONSTRUCTION FIRMS 
 
1521: Single-family housing construction 
 
Prowting (UK) -          Westbury (UK) -            205.48   17-May-02 
Construct single-        Construct resi- 
family buildings         dential building 
 
Cie Nationale du Rhone   Electrabel (BE) -           80.17   10-Jun-02 
(11.4) (FR) -            Electric and gas 
Construct residential    utility 
buildings 
 
1522: Residential construction, not elsewhere classified 
 
IJM Corp Bhd (19.6)      Tronoh Mines                79.28   26-Jun-02 
(MA) - Construction      Malaysia Bhd (MA) - 
company                  Gold mining 
 
1541: Industrial buildings and warehouses 
 
Rheinhold & Mahla (GM)   Bilfinger & Berger         109.17   06-Jun-02 
- Construct residen-     Bau (GM) - Heavy 
tial buildings           construction 
                         services 
 
1611:Highway and street construction 
 
Hollandsche Beton        Koninklijke BAM            686.71   11-Jun-02 
Groep (NE) - Highway,    Groep (NE) - 
street ,paving cons-     Construct residen- 
truction services        tial buildings 
 
1623: Water, sewer, pipeline & utility line construction 
 
China Water Co (49.0)    RWE (GM) -                  70.00   24-Jun-02 
(HK) - Water facility    Manufacture 
construction svcs        petroleum; electric 
                         services 
 
20: FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 
 
2021: Creamery butter 
 
National Foods (10.1)    Danone Group (FR) -         58.34   05-Jun-02 
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