The volume of announced deals involving UK targets in the first two quarters of the year fell 68.6% compared to the same period last year, leading to the quietest start to a calendar year for dealmaking since 2009.
Emma-Victoria Farr
Financial Journalist, Mergermarket
Mergermarket data shows that the German-speaking region ended the first half of 2020 in terms of M&A better off than the rest of the continent.
Regional dealmakers remain cautious about the prospects of an M&A recovery in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Nonetheless, in spite of fears surrounding a second wave of the pandemic, activity is reigniting in selected sectors, albeit under "new normal" conditions.
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.
Jonathan Klonowski
Research Editor EMEA, Mergermarket
Private equity firms have become increasingly interested in professional sports.
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Thorsten Louie Pedersen
Research Analyst, Mergermarket
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.
Central and Eastern Europe remains attractive to dealmakers as 89% of survey respondents say they would invest in the region again.
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