Manu Rajput

3 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Iñaki Miguel |Manu Rajput |Lloyd Vassell

Dealmaking in Europe’s cybersecurity sector could receive a boost from increasing defence spending as policymakers grapple with the implications of hybrid warfare. “Investor appetite in cybersecurity software and infrastructure assets has recently rebounded, resulting in a sharp rise in transaction volumes and valuations,” Jaime Sendagorta, director at GP Bullhound, said. European cybersecurity deals boomed in 2024, with 172 transactions worth a combined EUR 12.6bn, according to Mergermarket data.

1 month 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.

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.

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).

2 months ago | ionanalytics.com | Rupert Cocke |Manu Rajput |Lloyd Vassell

The popularity of continuation funds in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) shows no signs of abating in early 2025, with the vehicles increasingly being used to derisk sale processes. The idea behind a continuation fund is to allow fund managers, known as general partners (GPs), to continue to manage long-standing portfolio companies, while simultaneously offering an exit for any investors, known as limited partners (LPs), who need liquidity.