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July 10, 2025
M&A mid-market trends report 2025
Market trends: The M&A landscape is evolving rapidly. Most listed and large companies are now active in mid-market M&A and are professionalising their capabilities. Mid-market companies are becoming more active, with many new entrants recognising the attractiveness of this segment due to: 1) its large number of companies, 2) the financial and operational optimisation opportunities, and 3) the ability to participate on both the buy-side and sell-side. Demand for investment opportunities is high, and sellers can expect multiple serious buyers. Factors such as industry convergence, the demand for ESG and DEI, and economic volatility are diversifying M&A objectives and deal structures. Additionally, the rise of search funds is notable, with more entrepreneurs becoming first-time CEOs by acquiring established businesses through the ETA model, offering a quicker and less risky path to business ownership.
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May 30, 2023
Vendor loans: an effective way to improve deal flow
In an M&A transaction funded by a vendor loan, it is the seller – not a bank – that provides the buyer with the financing required to conclude the deal and pay it off over time.
May 10, 2023
Royal Kaak: “We offer start-ups the perfect opportunity to scale up sustainably”
For Royal Kaak, sustainability also goes beyond mere compliance with laws and regulations. Given current energy prices, for example, the company’s customers urgently need the most efficient technology so that they can keep their bread somewhat affordable.
May 8, 2023
Higher inflation and interest rates are driving buy-side risk aversion
Jarmo Kuusivuori, CEO of Finnish M&A advisory firm Wolfcorner, says that he has seen buyers acting more cautiously . “Private equity like their portfolio companies to get part of their funding from the banks, and that’s getting more difficult,” he says. “At the very least, deals are taking more time as companies have to find alternative funding sources.”
May 2, 2023
The power of staying “cautiously greedy” in M&A
The GFC was magnitudes worse than what we’ve been living through today but there are similarities. As in ‘21 and ‘22, M&A deal volumes before ‘08 were at record highs (+40% from the dot.com era). The crash initiated a seismic downshift and caused many to halt buying programmes. An understandable reaction, grounded in evolution.
April 18, 2023
How are rising rates and inflation affecting company valuations?
Rising interest rates and higher prices are affecting the valuation of companies. Inflation in the eurozone might have fallen slightly from its peak of 10.6% in October 2022, but companies are still feeling the pain.
April 13, 2023
Societex: ‘It’s like a think-tank for us’
For Lincoln, Dealsuite was instrumental in helping to find opportunities. After posting a buy-side mandate on the platform, Beaurain was soon contacted by an M&A banker in the Netherlands who saw the potential for a deal with The Executive Network (TEN), a group of Dutch recruitment consulting businesses that included Whyz Executive Search.
April 3, 2023
Dealsuite raises growth capital from investor Value8
The international M&A platform Dealsuite has secured an investment from publicly listed investment firm Value8.
March 21, 2023
Investors grow stronger due to rising interest rates
Falling tech valuations have created a domino effect. A dramatic drop in the stock price or a weak investment round for an individual company has led to lower valuations for industry peers.
March 15, 2023
European M&A Monitor March 2023
The results of this monitor survey confirm again that companies with a low EBITDA have a lower multiple than companies with a high EBITDA. The influence of company size on EBITDA multiples paid is presented in Figure 5.
Despite a significant drop in transaction volume, dealmakers remain optimistic
The second half of 2022 was far from straightforward for global M&A. Taking a deeper look into Dealsuite’s core markets, the impacts of ongoing war in Ukraine, inflation and rising interest rates have been felt throughout the European M&A market.
March 2, 2023
The M&A sector – gender diversity is becoming the new norm
The work involved with M&A practice has a bit of everything for people (men and women) who find finance interesting and are passionate about business and providing high-quality service.
February 28, 2023
M&A Monitor February 2023
In H2-2022, fired by rising energy prices, inflation spiked, forcing central banks worldwide to push interest rates to levels not seen in over a decade. In the UK, the Bank of England hiked the base rate from 0.25% in January 2022 to 4% at year end.
These are the most important findings of the UK&I M&A monitor, the periodic survey from Dealsuite that looks into M&A market trends in the UK&I. Our research was drawn from 327 M&A advisory firms that focus on companies with a revenue of EUR1-200mn.
February 21, 2023
Buying small but thinking big: why it’s not a ‘scope or scale’ decision for Vitec
Although decentralisation affords a great deal of independence for the business units, it also requires a particularly strong culture to tie them together. Building a network that facilitates knowledge-sharing is an important part of this at Vitec.
January 24, 2023
Opinion: Reasons to be upbeat on UK M&A
When compared to the tumult of 2022, there seems a sense of relative calm in UK markets. Yes, the UK has problems – but the economic outlook isn’t as gloomy as 6 months ago. Earlier this month, it was reported that the UK economy unexpectedly grew in November, boosted by demand for services in tech and hospitality.
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