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August 17, 2026
Sellers' Valuation Expectations Too High in Over Half of Southern European Deal Processes
In over half of Southern European M&A transactions (53%), advisors report that sellers' valuation expectations are too high, a gap that averages 26% and breaks the deal in 38% of those cases, the highest deal-breaking rate of any Dealsuite region to date. At the same time, sentiment is strengthening, with 92% of advisors now optimistic about H2-2026. These are key findings from the latest edition of the Dealsuite Southern Europe M&A Monitor, based on input from 119 M&A advisory firms active in the Southern European mid-market (companies with revenues between €1 million and €200 million).
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June 23, 2021
ESG clock is ticking for M&A
Environmental, social and corporate governance factors are now dealmakers or breakers in M&A. All markets adapt to a changing ESG landscape, M&A is no exception.
Dealsuite defines new M&A industry classification and welcomes corporate M&A teams as a new client group
Both moves promote optimal deal matching for all M&A participants. Industry and sector classifications are key to successful buyer and seller matching.
April 12, 2021
Data rooms take the next step and include AI and Machine learning
Covid-19 has accelerated the digitalisation of M&A. Number of M&A practitioners adopting VDR’s for due diligence and other aspects of M&A, has grown.
February 27, 2021
Dealsuite UK monitor H2-2020
Average EBITDA multiple in UK-midmarket was 5.4. Clear K-shaped recovery. Decrease in availability of M&A financing. No increase in interest rates expected.
December 10, 2020
‘The pandemic triggered me to digitalise’
Belgian SAAS scale-up was looking for an MBI-candidate to create international growth. M&A advisor found a match on deal origination platform dealsuite
December 8, 2020
"We don't want to miss out on deals outside of our network"
Business owner Rob Geurtz was looking for an investor who could also be a sparring partner. When the deal was shared on Dealsuite, Berk Partners was immediately interested.
December 3, 2020
Dealsuite and Admincontrol announce strategic partnership
Dealsuite the leading M&A platform now partners with Admincontrol’s world-class virtual data room solution.
November 12, 2020
Innovative tooling helps us to find the best match'
For Dr. Heiko Frank, managing director of Kloepfel Corporate Finance, 2020 has been a good year. ‘The ultimate goal is to find the best match for our clients, and for that we use the innovation coming from companies like Dealsuite.’
October 20, 2020
The ideal buyer was closer than we expected'
Cross border M&A opportunities are on the rise with many German mid-market succession cases in the coming years, says M&A-advisor Willem Keijzer.
September 25, 2020
Announcing Dealsuite 2.0
At Dealsuite, every day we're hard at work to best serve M&A professionals and to help them become more successful at their job: close more and better deals.
September 16, 2020
M&A opportunities in a volatile market
Dealsuite CEO Floyd Plettenberg shares his thoughts on (post-)Covid dealmaking: 'M&A in an economic shift pays off.'
September 15, 2020
Dealsuite UK Monitor H1-2020
The average EBITDA multiple for the UK M&A mid-market was 5.45. the majority of transactions was financed without any form of debt.
September 7, 2020
Winners in times of crisis
We asked M&A-advisors and investors about the European M&A environment in the first half of 2020 and their expectations for the near future.
August 20, 2020
‘Dealsuite helped us cast a wider net’
Founders Rob and Josien Ansen were looking for an MBI-candidate to take over their hospitality business. Marktlink M&A consultant Sven Peeters used Dealsuite to find the right match.
August 19, 2020
‘If it weren’t for Dealsuite, we would have missed this opportunity’
When investor Marnix van der Feltz saw on Dealsuite that IT-platform The Future Group was looking for a new owner, he was immediately interested. ‘Its business model is both unique and scalable.’
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