Delve in to what was discussed at MENA Mergers 20919.

Report of 100 German dealmakers shows continued confidence.

• 2017 Nordic M&A and Private Equity activity reached their highest annual value and volume on Mergermarket record accounting for 12.6% of European activity
• The record figures were encouraged by investment in Nordic tech assets recording 153 deals in the sector
• 2018’s outlook remains positive with stable governments, low interest rates and an abundance of capital in the market

This is a review of 2017’s most prolific Asian individual financial and legal advisers. The information can also be found in our League Tables tab as well as on the Profiler app available here.

A year on from the last time we sat down with Anya Cummins, Partner and Head of M&A at Deloitte we wanted to see if there is any more certainty around Brexit since Article 50 was triggered. We were also keen to find out what the deal drivers are for Irish M&A and PE investments in the next 12 months. 

• 2017 Spanish M&A activity catches up on 2016 full year value as a result of the Atlantia and Abertis mega deal.
• Inbound M&A activity into the region has increased to account for 51.9% of Spain’s total 2017 deal count (135 deals).
• Spanish Private Equity activity surges by 161.7% in 2017 compared to the same period 2016.

9 years after the financial crisis of 2008-9, patience is growing continuously thin on the market’s recovery.  While there have been several large increases in German M&A activity in recent years, the levels experienced pre-crisis have yet to be seen.  Fortunately for those waiting for this recovery, the 2016 trend report from Mergermarket offers several promising trends.  

On the sidelines of the CEE M&A and Private Equity forum, the Corporate and Private Equity & Venture Capital Partner of Noerr Felix Blobel, summarises how the CEE banking sector fits within in a greater European context, implications from brexit and the future of FinTech in the region. 

The rotation in the region's debt market continues. In this market overview, Mathew Cestar, Co-Head of Global Credit Products in EMEA at Credit Suisse provided an assessment of how the European debt markets are evolving away from banks toward institutional-based relationships.

Day 1 summary from "financing day" and how innovation is shifting Germany's corporate finance landscape.

It has been a blockbuster last twelve months for international leveraged debt markets. We explore the three key trends that are reshaping global leveraged debt markets.

Europe’s core countries expand and recover in debt terms, while emerging markets across the board start to realize the potential of leveraged debt