Private equity’s love affair with the French Financial Services sector is growing year-on-year, and as deals begin to pile up, Dealspeak digs around to unearth details beneath the data

News that Siemens’ [ETR:SIE] merger with Alstom [EPA:ALO] has been blocked on competition grounds further highlights the obstacles faced by those intent on creating “European champions” to compete with Chinese and US giants.

Pubco opportunities in the UK have seen eyewatering multiples.

The gold mining sector is littered with junior miners and single-mine companies that, in a previous era, might have been acquired by majors as soon as they made a big discovery, obtained a key permit, or entered project financing to build their mine

99% of dealmakers would do business in the CEE region again.

M&A targeting Turkey in 2018 saw subdued activity, but despite the low number of deals, the country saw an increase of 40.4% in deal value compared to 2017.

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Energy businesses, particularly those involved in exploring for oil and gas, are facing a challenging and turbulent M&A environment to start 2019.

Germany is proud of its automotive industry; its small and medium-sized enterprises make up the backbone of Europe’s manufacturing landscape. From production, supply chain management and distribution, Germany’s ‘Mittelstand’ companies predominantly occupy the industrials sector.

Economic and political turmoil in Europe and beyond weighed heavily on German dealmaking last year, and concerns over how this may seep into 2019 are being felt throughout the M&A community. So, as dealmakers cautiously enter the new year, Mergermarket’s Emma-Victoria Farr and Johannes Koch walk us through the talking key points regarding German M&A.

M&A throughout 2018 showed a year divided

A spate of privatisations across Arab nations provided a backdrop to an otherwise muted year of mergers and acquisitions within MENA as the region reached USD 24.2bn across 118 deals. Mergermarket discusses drivers expected to guide M&A throughout 2019.

The Middle East awards return in 2019, recognising excellence in M&A advisory. Find out how the process works. 

With over 320 senior dealmakers from across Europe in attendance at Banqueting House in London last night, Mergermarket would like to thank all that took part in this years awards, who helped make the night a great success.