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.

Watch Mergermarket’s Virtual Event on the Nordic market  outlook and the impact of Covid-19 here.

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. 

The Nordic region recorded a lacklustre quarter for deal activity at the start of 2020, which will only be compounded by the coronavirus pandemic. But the region's well-established tech ecosystem should stand it in good stead. 

• Public deals compensate for lack of large cap transactions in Sweden
• Small to mid-size market deals dominate Norway’s pipeline driven by inbound interest

Norway sees strong inbound interest throughout a period of two halves while Danish market outlook remains optimistic despite declining activity in 1H19

M&A numbers decline due to plummeting Swedish figures, Denmark remains robust, Norway and Finland report growth

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. 

AI and machine learning transforming the business of M&A advisory.

Citi and Deutsche Bank comment on deal outlook for 2019.

Summary of breakfast event in Stockholm on transaction risk solutions.