A series of exit megadeals doubled the value recorded in Q3 2019, while global buyout activity lost momentum, growing more modestly in the third quarter.
Global PE activity in Q3 reflected an unpredictable year for...more
FDI restrictions have been on the political agenda in Europe and further afield for at least the past year, and following the outbreak of COVID-19 and the changed economic landscape, the approach in jurisdictions across the...more
7/20/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Investors ,
Medical Research ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Political Parties ,
Reputation Management
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, total buyout volume in the first half of 2020 dropped 23% annually, while value fell 30%—less than half the rate of decline of overall M&A.
Private equity buyout activity, especially primary...more
7/16/2020
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Buyouts ,
Canada ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
China ,
France ,
Germany ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Global Market ,
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Private Equity ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
United States
Prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there had been a growing and global trend of established Western economies increasingly scrutinising foreign investment in key sectors. FDI restrictions have been on the...more
5/29/2020
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Blocked Mergers ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
EU ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
National Security Review Proceedings ,
Non-EU Investors ,
Popular
PE activity in Western Europe may have dipped in 2019 but this is not the full picture. Buyout activity remains impressive, although exits subsided as PE funds focused on purchases instead of sales.
Western Europe had a...more
1/29/2020
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Buyouts ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Going-Private Transactions ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPEs) ,
Secondary Buyouts ,
Stock Markets ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
While initially disappointing, the US$108.8 billion in total global PE transaction value in Q3 represents a greater proportion of overall M&A activity than in Q2.
PE value made up 29% of overall M&A value in Q3, compared...more
10/14/2019
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Chemicals ,
Domestic Dealmaking ,
Electricity ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Industrial Products ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Latin America ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Transportation Industry ,
Utilities Sector
After the extension of the March 29 Brexit deadline to October, Western Europe's private equity market staged a frenzied comeback in Q2. Deal volume fell from 510 to 399 deals at the same time that value surged by 88%...more
8/16/2019
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Capital Markets ,
Debt Financing ,
EBITDA ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Mergers ,
p2p ,
Private Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
UK Brexit