February 27, 2025

CEE M&A Monitor February 2025

This report consolidates research performed by Dealsuite, the leading tool for M&A transactions. It contains statistics and trends for the CEE M&A mid-market (enterprises with a revenue between €1 million and €50 million) over the second half of 2024.

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February 27, 2025

UK&I M&A Monitor February 2025

This report consolidates research performed by Dealsuite, the leading UK&I and international platform for M&A transactions. It contains statistics and trends for the UK&I M&A mid-market (enterprises with a revenue between £1 million and £200 million) over the second half of 2024. Dealsuite contacted 431 M&A advisory firms operating within the UK&I M&A mid-market.The aim of this study is to create periodic insights that improve the UK&I’s market transparency and to serve as a benchmark for M&A professionals. We are convinced that sharing information within our network leads to improved quality and volume of deals.

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February 27, 2025

M&A Market in CEE Sees Growth Amidst Strong Buyer Interest

The M&A market in Central and Eastern Europe continued its expansion in the second half of 2024, with increased deal activity and improving valuations. The number of sell-side transactions rose by 5%, while buy-side transactions increased by 3%, reflecting the region's ongoing economic stabilization and investor confidence. Additionally, the proportion of transactions exceeding €10 million rose from 32% in H1-2024 to 41% in H2-2024, surpassing the European average.

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February 27, 2025

M&A Market Continues Growth, With High Deal Success Rates

The M&A market in the United Kingdom and Ireland maintained its upward trajectory in the second half of 2024, continuing the growth observed earlier in the year. The number of sell-side transactions increased by 4%, while buy-side transactions grew by 8%, reinforcing the resilience of the mid-market. The market also saw a further rise in average transaction values, indicating sustained investor confidence despite broader economic fluctuations.

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February 20, 2025

The Strength of Weak Ties: How Indirect and Infrequent Connections Drive M&A Success

M&A success depends not just on strong relationships but also on indirect, infrequent connections—what sociologist Mark Granovetter called the "strength of weak ties." These weak ties provide access to fresh opportunities, diverse perspectives, and untapped markets, making them essential in an increasingly global and competitive deal-making landscape. Embracing broader networks leads to higher deal flow, better matches, and more successful transactions.

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February 13, 2025

Why Limiting Exposure Could Limit Your Opportunities

Imagine this: You’ve decided it’s time to sell your business. You’ve built it up over years of hard work, and now, you want to ensure that the sale process goes smoothly, with the best outcome possible. However, you might be hesitant to let your advisor take the step of uploading your business profile to a broader platform, worrying about confidentiality, control, and keeping the sale discreet. These concerns are natural—but are they limiting the potential of your sale?

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January 30, 2025

Why cross-border M&A is a huge opportunity within Europe, and how to approach it

M&A professionals have an enormous opportunity in terms of mid-market cross-border deals, particularly within Europe, but networking and working towards common goals are critical to take advantage of the potential. 

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January 21, 2025

How the next generation of digital and AI tools will improve efficiency and slash costs for M&A professionals

M&A has traditionally been a human business, with networking and handshakes at its core. However, while the human-led aspect will always be there, digital tools including AI can be leveraged by M&A firms to grow their businesses and improve their processes. 

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January 9, 2025

European M&A in 2024: Recovery, Resilience, and the Road Ahead for 2025‍

As we step into 2025, the European M&A market finds itself at a turning point, marked by recovery, innovation, and shifting priorities. Despite persistent geopolitical tensions and economic challenges, 2024 saw deal-making bounce back with renewed energy, driven by stabilizing interest rates, falling inflation, and the urgent push for sustainability and technological transformation.

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December 17, 2024

CEE M&A Market Outlook

The Central and Eastern European (CEE) region has shown strong economic resilience in recent years, even during global challenges.

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November 28, 2024

2024 challenges set the stage for a promising year ahead in Private Equity

The European Private Equity market is showing conservative signs of recovery after a challenging 2024. With nearly half of scheduled exits postponed in 2024, more exits and acquisitions are expected in 2025. Raising capital remains challenging, but is expected to improve.

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November 28, 2024

European Private Equity Monitor 2025

The PE Monitor 2025 by Dealsuite offers insights into statistics and trends within the European Private Equity market.

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October 17, 2024

The Impact of the Energy Transition on M&A is Driving Greener Deals

With net-zero targets for many companies on the rise — and showing no signs of slowing down — more and more companies are turning to mergers and acquisitions to help with their transition to greener and more sustainable energy solutions.

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October 3, 2024

Valuation Disparities in the Technology Sector

When assessing a company's value, various factors come into play, and size is one of the most important.

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September 26, 2024

ETAs: an increasingly popular route to business ownership

Instead of building a startup from scratch, the entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) model allows talented business people to raise capital and acquire firms that already have an established market positioning, offering a faster and less risky path to business ownership.

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