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Virtual Event: Deal Drivers CEE - A spotlight on M&A trends in H1 2020 and beyond
Watch Mergermarket’s Virtual Event on the M&A market outlook in the CEE region here.
5 European M&A predictions for a post COVID-19 world
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.
Virtual Event: Nordic Market Outlook - Impact of Covid-19 and challenges for Q2 2020 and beyond
Watch Mergermarket’s Virtual Event on the Nordic market outlook and the impact of Covid-19 here.
Israel’s Q1 deal value slumps to 7-year low as cross-border M&A takes significant hit
Following a record deal count in 2019, hope for a strong start to Israel’s dealmaking in 2020 has been dashed by uncertainty around coronavirus.
Nordic deal activity stalls in first quarter of 2020
As uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic began to hit corporates, the Nordic region fell short in attracting sizable deals in 1Q20 but instead witnessed a growing focus on start-ups and medium enterprises, a trend that is likely to continue.
MENA M&A 2019 wrap: Smaller deals to support M&A activity in 2020
MENA (Middle East and North Africa) M&A may find support from smaller deals in facilities management and utilities space ahead of EXPO 2020 in Dubai, along with infrastructure asset deals as governments plan to monetise them, dealmakers told Mergermarket.

Brexit uncertainty shackles H1 M&A, private equity forges blithely on
- Brexit sentiment largest influence on UK dealmakers
- Inbound foreign investment less than half of 1H18 figure
- Private equity take-private deals on the increase
Activists to increase pressure on UK’s “country club boards”
Activist investors are increasingly likely to put pressure on closely-knit “country club boards” in UK companies, two activist investors told the audience at the Mergermarket Corporate Development Summit in London this week.
France falling flat on Fiat fallout?
France’s political volte face – apparently at the heart of the collapse of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] and Groupe Renault [EPR:RNO] tie-up – has added to the maelstrom of confusion for European M&A practitioners hoping to navigate waves of populism and economic nationalism.

New world order unsettles Nordic market but creates room for M&A –Mergermarket Stockholm 2019 Forum
Despite suffering its slowest start to a year since 2013, dealmakers at the tenth Mergermarket Nordic M&A and Private Equity Forum in Stockholm are confident that a strong year of Nordic M&A lies ahead, Hanna Gezelius and Jonathan Klonowski report.
In geopolitical terms, there has been nothing to compare with 2016 since the end of the Cold War. Neither Brexit nor the election of President Trump was expected. The potential impact of either event, let alone both, could reasonably be anticipated to have given rise to inertia, confusion and uncertainty. In fact, M&A has been remarkably robust.
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Crispin Vicars shares Nokia's M&A evaluation process and how to get the deal done
At this year’s Nordic M&A and Private Equity Forum, we caught up with Crispin Vicars from Nokia to get his take on some key M&A questions

Klaus-Anders Nysteen on Leadership during a complex and transformational deal
In November 2016, Lindorff and Intrum Justitia announced their intention to combine and create the industry leading provider of credit management services ("CMS"). The transaction is valued at SEK 39.1bn. It is subject to the approval of EU regulatory authorities and is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2017.

Four drivers of French M&A
Acquirers may be in a hurry to complete deals before the end of the year.
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