Governmental pressure and an improving macroeconomic outlook could see French buyout activity gaining on the UK
French private equity activity posted an impressive deal value in the first half of 2024 despite political and...more
French deal volume in 2022 remained at historic levels, even while deal values dipped in the final quarter of the year
France’s M&A market had a solid run of deal activity in 2022 and continues to demonstrate resilience....more
The reform resulting from Order no. 2021-1193 dated September 15, 2021 is applicable to proceedings initiated as of October 1, 2021 -
French insolvency law is undergoing a far-reaching reform, 7 years after the last major...more
9/23/2021
/ Conciliation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Creditors ,
Debtors ,
EU ,
European Insolvency Regulation ,
France ,
Insolvency ,
Reorganizations ,
Restructuring ,
Safeguard Proceedings ,
Stakeholder Engagement
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
/ Acquisitions ,
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
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
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Debt Financing ,
EBITDA ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Mergers ,
p2p ,
Private Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
UK Brexit