• Italian inbound and domestic M&A deal value remains stable
• PE buyouts see highest value since records began
• The consumer sector’s market share dropped 85.5% since 2017 from 50.2% to 8.8% in 2018

Dublin once again played host to international views at Deal Drivers Ireland 2018.

Strong GDP growth and unremarkable Q2 corporate profits have imbued investors with confidence for the time being while a slightly weaker dollar is welcomed news for vulnerable emerging market economies; will a new trade deal with Mexico and a hypothetical dollarized Venezuela keep Latin America out of EM turmoil?    

With the second annual Balkans forum now concluded, we've put together the insights from the day's panels. 

Expert speakers joined us in Madrid to highlight the latest trends in Spanish M&A and Private Equity. Catch up on what insights were shared. 

• The future of M&A in Israel looks bright driven by TMT dealmaking
• Private equity buyouts reached record figures in 2017
• Stakeholders expect an increase in inbound private equity deals

• Spain has recorded 113 deals worth €46.7bn in 2018 so far
• The €32.1bn takeover of Abertis by ACS and Atlantia has pushed 2018’s figure above 2017’s full-year total of €42.2bn
• Cheap financing and strong economic performance has spurred optimism amongst dealmakers

Though one measurement shows the mining industry has seen its cost of capital grow by 5% over the past four months, 2018 could shape up to be a record year for fundraising in metals and mining. 

With so many expert views arising from the CEE M&A and Corporate Financing Forum, we've put together a cross section of insights from the day's events.

To keep you up to speed with what happened on Deal Making Day at the annual Mergermarket Germany Forum, we've put together all the insights from the days panels. 

To celebrate the annual Mergermarket Germany Forum, we've collected all the insights from the Deal Financing Day hosted by Debtwire. Throughout the day our speakers highlighted the latest trends in the capital markets. 

We've put together all the insights from the 2018 Nordic M&A and Private Equity Forum where we looked at M&A framework integration tools, why deals fail and success factors for divestitures.

• 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