Advisors seek consensus on how much to discount pre-crisis valuations.

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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. 

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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.

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 (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 sentiment largest influence on UK dealmakers
• Inbound foreign investment less than half of 1H18 figure
• Private equity take-private deals on the increase

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’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.

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 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.

Acquirers may be in a hurry to complete deals before the end of the year.