Financial Advisory Shortlist 2020
View the financial advisory shortlist for Mergermarket's European M&A Awards 2020.
View the financial advisory shortlist for Mergermarket's European M&A Awards 2020.
View the legal advisory shortlist for Mergermarket's European M&A Awards 2020.
The volume of announced deals involving UK targets in the first two quarters of the year fell 68.6% compared to the same period last year, leading to the quietest start to a calendar year for dealmaking since 2009.
Mergermarket data shows that the German-speaking region ended the first half of 2020 in terms of M&A better off than the rest of the continent.
Regional dealmakers remain cautious about the prospects of an M&A recovery in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Nonetheless, in spite of fears surrounding a second wave of the pandemic, activity is reigniting in selected sectors, albeit under "new normal" conditions.
At the half-year stage, US dealflow was down sharply whilst China was least impacted. Megadeals declined although mid-market showed resiliency. Meanwhile, private equity's global M&A market share reached record level.
Private equity firms have become increasingly interested in professional sports.
Watch Mergermarket’s Virtual Event on the M&A market outlook in Benelux in partnership with Datasite here.
Watch Mergermarket’s Virtual Event on the M&A market outlook in the CEE region here.
European M&A looks set to remain at historically low levels through 2020 with a recovery unlikely until mid-2021, as the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences.
Watch Mergermarket’s Virtual Event on the ItalianM&A outlook and the impact of Covid-19.
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