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October 9, 2025
Confidentiality in M&A: Why It Matters and How to Protect It
In M&A, what isn’t said in public can matter just as much as what makes the headlines. Behind every transaction is a delicate dance of information, including who has it, when it’s shared, and how securely it’s handled. Confidentiality isn’t just about compliance; it’s about preserving leverage, maintaining trust, and ultimately protecting deal value.DealDone, a hybrid advisor and technology partner, knows this better than most. As both an M&A advisor and a provider of secure virtual data rooms, they sit at the intersection of strategy and technology. Their mission: to help clients navigate the deal process while safeguarding its most fragile asset—confidentiality. And with good reason: Forbes reports that nearly 40% of M&A deals suffer confidentiality breaches, underlining the importance of combining strict confidentiality controls with the right technology.
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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.
January 20, 2023
Being acquired by a larger company doesn’t always mean that you’ll lose your identity. Quite the opposite …
Hoppenbrouwers’ growth strategy follows the premise of joint stability. Together, the installation services companies can withstand crises. Together, they strengthen their positioning in different markets, segments and regions.
Why mid-market M&A is expected to thrive in 2023
To better understand what 2022 was like for those working in M&A, and to get an idea of what can be expected in 2023, we talked to M&A professionals who all agreed that mid-market transactions held up well despite the economic challenges.
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