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Mergermarket just released its H1 2014 M&A trend report. Click here to download the full version.
Highlights for Europe include:
- The value of US and European buyouts decreased compared to the first half of last year: The US (US$ 80.1bn) accounted for 43.8% of buyout values in the first half of 2014, dropping from the same period last year (53.5%). Despite four quarterly increases by value, European buyouts dropped 2.9% in H1 2014 (US$ 55bn) from the same time last year
- Europe has seen US$ 453.6bn-worth of deals during H1 2014, the highest valued half-year since H2 2008
- In Q2 2014, three European deals were in the global top 10 by value, all were cross-border between European countries
- Q2 2014’s US$ 282bn-worth of deals was the highest valued quarter since Q3 2008 (US$ 287.4bn). Deal values leapt 64.3% from US$ 171.6bn in Q1 2014, or 41.1% from US$ 199.8bn in Q2 2013, as strength in the equity markets encouraged boardrooms to pursue M&A
- Confidence in Europe’s recovery is steadily increasing, as seen by a 47.4% increase in terms of value for inbound deals: these were worth US$ 147.3bn in H1 2014 compared to H1 2013’s US$ 100bn
