Governmental pressure and an improving macroeconomic outlook could see French buyout activity gaining on the UK
French private equity activity posted an impressive deal value in the first half of 2024 despite political and...more
A number of big-ticket deals in high-growth sectors such as telecommunications and renewables signal a bright future for French dealmaking -
French dealmaking witnessed an impressive recovery throughout 2020—finishing the...more
Technology dealmaking has continued apace in 2020 as M&A investors take advantage of the sector’s resilience to transact -
The technology sector has been one of the least impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and deal...more
6/30/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector ,
Venture Capital
PE activity in Western Europe may have dipped in 2019 but this is not the full picture. Buyout activity remains impressive, although exits subsided as PE funds focused on purchases instead of sales.
Western Europe had a...more
1/29/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyouts ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Going-Private Transactions ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPEs) ,
Secondary Buyouts ,
Stock Markets ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
After the extension of the March 29 Brexit deadline to October, Western Europe's private equity market staged a frenzied comeback in Q2. Deal volume fell from 510 to 399 deals at the same time that value surged by 88%...more
8/16/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Debt Financing ,
EBITDA ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Mergers ,
p2p ,
Private Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
UK Brexit