PE view: Value creation through digitalization in M&A April 12, 2022 The use of AI in M&A has become critical in terms of efficiency, timing, and transparency in dealmaking. The volume of data in data rooms has exploded. Technology and automation is working overtime as dealmakers look for solutions to shorten the M&A cycle. In a recent survey, 64% of the 2,000+ dealmakers polled believe that [...]
African M&A: Technology helping to renew optimism March 23, 2022 How has African M&A fared during the pandemic? What might the market expect in the coming year? What impact is technology having on the industry? One thing that is clear from discussion at our recent webinar is that, despite a sluggish period on the continent, there is renewed optimism for the future. Resurgence in M&A Africa has [...]
M&A Deals in Turkey & the Middle East: Increasingly Digital March 22, 2022 How is increased digitization impacting M&A in the Middle East and Turkey? Some experts in the region recently met to discuss this issue. And it appears that tech is on the up, in terms of deals and dealmaking, along with general optimism for M&A there. A strong M&A market Last year, MENA M&A activity reached [...]
Technology To Help Issues Raised by Rising UK M&A Deal Volumes March 10, 2022 Record-level deal activity in 2021 and the associated resource strain may mean dealmakers will turn away or delay deals in 2022, although many expect to circumvent the issue by using more technology, according to a new survey of 200 UK-based dealmakers by Datasite. Low interest rates and opportunities abroad According to the survey, almost half [...]
Private Equity in EMEA: Big and bigger? March 3, 2022 M&A saw record-breaking levels across the globe in 2021. And PE activity in the EMEA region has been similarly spectacular. Will it last?
2021: An exceptional year for EMEA M&A March 1, 2022 EMEA M&A markets went into overdrive in 2021, spurred by a number of factors, resulting in an exceptional year for dealmakers.
Rising Inflation and Supply Chain Challenges: Will EMEA M&A Deals Be at Risk in 2022? February 17, 2022 Although 2021 set record value and volume levels for M&A both globally and in EMEA, supply chain issues were the top reasons M&A deals fell apart in 2021, according to a new survey of 200 UK-based dealmakers by Datasite. Every industry impacted Close to two-thirds (64%) of UK dealmakers said inflation affected a deal on [...]
The New State of M&A: EMEA January 31, 2022 What does the M&A process look like for practitioners today and in the future, and how much of it can and should be automated and in what areas? These are some of the key questions we asked 860 EMEA-based M&A practitioners from corporates, private equity firms, investments banks, law and professional services firms for their [...]
EMEA 2022 M&A Outlook: What will drive deals? January 31, 2022 M&A hit all-time highs in EMEA in 2021 and it seems activity is unlikely to slow in 2022. Deal value in the region for the year to end-Q3 2021 came in at €980bn, 100% up on the same period last year, with deal volumes climbing 49% to 7,545. Will the pace and level of M&A [...]
EU Sustainability Taxonomy: It’s not easy being green, or is it? January 31, 2022 In the ongoing debate around environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and rising demand for sustainable investments, one major topic of conversation has been taxonomy – defining what does and does not qualify as ‘sustainable’ or ‘green’ investing. Classification to help investor confidenceRegulators in Europe have been at the vanguard for many ESG-related matters and [...]
