Monthly sector analysis.(Statistical Data Included)

THIS SECTOR ANALYSIS INCLUDES ACQUISITIONS AND BUYOUTS ANNOUNCED BETWEEN 1 JULY AND 23 JULY. 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        Date 
                                                       ($M) 
 
01: AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING 
 
0133: Sugarcane and sugar beets 
 
Beghin-Say (53.8) (FR)   Investor Group (FR) -       521.24   13-Jun-02 
- Produces 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 mining 
company 
 
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              exploration, produce 
exploration, products    suction 
 
15: CONSTRUCTION FIRMS 
 
1521: Single-family housing construction 
 
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 Malaysia        79.28   26-Jun-02 
(MA) - Construction      Bhd (MA) - Gold mining 
company 
 
1541: Industrial buildings and warehouses 
 
Rheinhold & Mahla (GM)   Bilfinger & Berger Bau      109.17   06-Jun-02 
- Construct              (GM) - Provide heavy 
residential buildings    construction services 
 
1611:Highway and street construction 
 
Hollandsche Beton        Koninklijke BAM Groep       686.71   11-Jun-02 
Groep (NE) - Provide     (NE) - Construct 
highway,street,          residential buildings 
paving construction 
services 
 
1623:Water, sewer, pipeline & utility line construction 
 
China Water Company      RWE (GM) -                   70.00   24-Jun-02 
Ltd (49.0) (HK) -        Manufacturer 
Water facility           petroleum; provide 
construction services    electric services 
 
20: FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 
 
2021: Creamery butter 
 
National Foods (10.1)    Danone Group (FR) -          58.34   05-Jun-02 
(AU) - Wholesale dairy   Wholesale milk, 
produces                 cookies, jams 
 
2024 Ice cream and frozen desserts 
 
Nestle Ice Cream (US)    Dreyer's Grand Ice        2,353.51   14-Jun-02 
- Wholesale ice cream    Cream (US) - …