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1 month ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Arezki Yaiche |Talya Misiri |Lloyd Vassell |Charie Taylor-Kroll
Brookfield-backed telecoms infrastructure group TDF is tipped to come back to the auction block this year, according to two sources familiar with the situation, who were speaking after US tariffs rocked global markets. An advisor could be picked within a matter of weeks, one of the sources said, adding that a process could kick off in 2H25. Nearly all the shareholders would seek to exit with the same sale structure as the last attempt, this source said.
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1 month ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Taku Dzimwasha |Arezki Yaiche |Raj Saiya |Lloyd Vassell
ECM volumes in France fell in 2025 YTD, as political instability keeps deals on hold, continuing a year-on-year decline in volumes that started in 2023. Volumes stood at USD 2.8bn in 2025 YTD, down from USD 3bn in 2024, and USD 4.3bn in 2023. The decline persisted despite some notable secondary follow-ons and convertible deals in 1Q 2025.
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2 months ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Arezki Yaiche |Manu Rajput |Lloyd Vassell
Dealmaking among European nuclear providers is likely to receive a significant boost from energy-intensive data centers, M&A practitioners said. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is supported by a growing network of data centres, which consume significant amounts of energy. Energy providers to the sector have been actively considering M&A.
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2 months ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Lloyd Vassell |Aurelia Seidlhofer |Arezki Yaiche |Philipp Fischer
Intra-European dealmaking could benefit from a more aligned Franco-German partnership to boost the old continent’s industrial sovereignty, several European dealmakers told Mergermarket. French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz, who share a background in M&A advisory, have pledged even closer collaboration, which could eventually spur intra-European deals, dealmakers said.
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2 months ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Aurelia Seidlhofer |Arezki Yaiche |Manu Rajput |Lloyd Vassell
Dealmakers in Germany are optimistic about M&A opportunities in the country’s defense and energy sectors after the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), won Sunday’s election. However, there is still a question mark hanging over Friedrich Merz’s stance on the EU’s glacial progress towards a Capital Markets Union (CMU).
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Lucy Chapman |John West |Arezki Yaiche |Luuk de Klein
News (Intelligence) Defensive M&A to maintain market access across trading blocsMixed views on scale of possible EU-China rapprochementChinese EV production, tech transfer in EU expected to growGlobal dealmakers have been remarkably optimistic since the US presidential election result, which returns Donald Trump to the White House.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Arezki Yaiche |Myriam Mariotte |Samantha Shaji |Lloyd Vassell
The France Deals Pulse is a regular column looking at the hottest dealmaking trends in French capital markets. France’s early-stage medtech sector shows promise, but it will need heavy private equity (PE) investment to reach its potential. French politicians were fiercely opposed toPE firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice‘s (CD&R) plans to invest in Sanofi’s [EPA:SAN] consumer health business Opella, the main producer of over-the-counter drugs like paracetamol.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Arezki Yaiche |Lloyd Vassell
The France Deals Pulse is a regular column looking at the hottest dealmaking trends in French capital markets. The potential sale of France’s main paracetamol producer is causing politicians a migraine as the government weighs up protecting French jobs and operations against maintaining its reputation as a top foreign investment destination.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Arezki Yaiche |Myriam Mariotte |Samantha Shaji |Lloyd Vassell
The France Deals Pulse is a regular column looking at the hottest dealmaking trends in French capital markets. In one of Back to Future’s most iconic scenes, Marty McFly urges his young father to ask his young mother for a dance or to regret it for the rest of his life. French private dealmakers also need to step onto the dancefloor or risk being left out of the party.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Arezki Yaiche |Samantha Shaji |Lloyd Vassell
This is the inaugural edition of this news service’s France Deals Pulse, a regular column looking at the hottest dealmaking trends in French capital markets. French cinema might be the most artistic form of moviemaking, but everyone knows to become a true star you must break the US. The rule for the doyennes of French film is also true for cash rich French businesses seeking global leadership.
