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1 month ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Taku Dzimwasha |Aurelia Seidlhofer |Raj Saiya |Lloyd Vassell
After Germany’s recent federal election provided clarity on the political landscape, equity markets have gained a level of certainty. In 2025, ECM volumes have been understandably muted due to the elections, standing at USD 3.2bn as of 6 March 2025, down from USD 3.48bn over the same period last year. Despite the slow start, the sentiment in the country has picked up following the election of a new government, an ECM banker in the region said.
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1 month ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Aurelia Seidlhofer |Manu Rajput |Lloyd Vassell
European agri-tech businesses are reaching maturity, which is driving M&A activity in the space, dealmakers told Mergermarket. Capital is flowing into the sector, which is helping valuation multiples, Dominic Emery, partner & managing director at William Blair, said. “There has been a material uptick in understanding of the sector more broadly within the investor community and the sector is a high priority on the agenda of increasingly large investment funds in Europe for 2025,” Emery said.
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1 month 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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2 months ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Aurelia Seidlhofer |Philipp Fischer |Manu Rajput |Lloyd Vassell
Advisory and consultancy firms in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) remain in strong demand with suitors from the US and the UK, local dealmakers said. The DACH market offers opportunities for US financial advisors in particular, according to Nicholas Hanser, partner and head of technology investment banking at Saxenhammer, a Berlin-based M&A consulting firm for entrepreneurs.
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2 months ago | 
ionanalytics.com | Rupert Cocke |Aurelia Seidlhofer |Manu Rajput |Lloyd Vassell
European steel executives and dealmakers breathed a sigh of relief in 2021 when US President Joe Biden undid tariffs on imports of the metal, which had been imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump in 2018. With Trump back in the White House once again in 2025, dealmakers and executives are left wondering whether tariffs on European steel are coming again; and if M&A can be used to cushion any potential blows.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Aurelia Seidlhofer |Rupert Cocke |Lloyd Vassell
The post-closing period is when companies are most vulnerable to hacks. The deal announcement might have attracted the attention of malicious hackers at a time when large amounts of data are changing hands. Peter A.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Aurelia Seidlhofer |Samantha Shaji |Lloyd Vassell
SummaryJVs used to drive innovation in software, autonomous driving, electric vehiclesDACH region deal counts boom, with 86 deals YTD, beating decade recordsChinese bidders could look at deals as a way of sidestepping tariffsGerman automotive specialists often opt for joint ventures (JVs) as a way of splitting the bill for the heavy investments required to transform their businesses.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Rupert Cocke |Aurelia Seidlhofer |Cristiano Dalla Bona |Georgina Barnard
European manufacturers may seek ‘Made in America’ statusDefensive M&A on the cards if Trump introduces import tariffsEuropean outbound M&A into the US already up 10% in 2024The prospect of a trade war following Donald Trump’s victory in last night’s (5 November) closely fought US presidential election could prompt European companies to consider buying manufacturers in the US, dealmakers have told Mergermarket.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Aurelia Seidlhofer |Lloyd Vassell
DealTech covers innovation, new technology and emergent trends in M&A and private equity. If you would like to give us any feedback, please contact [email protected]Cybersecurity risks are increasing as artificial intelligence (AI) begins to transform the practice of M&A and private equity (PE), experts said. Cyber-criminals have been quick to adopt new AI tools, leading to an expectation of increased cyber-attacks, according to the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Lloyd Vassell |Georgina Barnard |Aurelia Seidlhofer |Peter Cromberge
Global demand for battery minerals likely to quadruple by 2030 – reportScrutiny to increase on whether cobalt from DRC comes from informal minesAnglo American [LON:AAA] might have rejected BHP’s[ASX:BHP] GBP 39bn (EUR 46bn) takeover in May, but critical minerals for the energy transition are likely to remain on the agenda for dealmakers and regulators in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in the months and years ahead.
