A strong performance in the second half of the year meant that any drop-off in activity was not as pronounced as was first feared, with 2020 deal value and volume falling by just 5% and 6% year-on-year, respectively. At 11x, average multiples paid in PE-backed transactions across Europe reached a new high in the final quarter of the year.
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Despite another increase in COVID-19 case numbers globally, transaction activity increased sharply in Q4 after slowly picking up in Q3 and is now well above 2019 levels.
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In-depth analysis of the acquisition multiples paid for European private equity transactions.
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The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant negative impact on the automotive sector and related M&A activity in H1 2020. However, in Q3 2020 deal activity slowly picked up pace but is still notably below 2019 levels.
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Both corporate and private equity acquirers continue to be attracted to children’s services as a result of positive demographics, defensible funding and significant consolidation opportunities.
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Technology adoption is changing the structure of the legal profession and its market evolution is presenting attractive and scalable M&A opportunities across the value chain, from full-service tech-enabled law firms right through to pureplay software vendors.
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The global pandemic has thrown the spotlight on the cleaning and hygiene industry like never before. The demand for cleaning and hygiene products is ever-increasing and private equity investors are highly attracted to the market due to its strong performance.
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Clearwater International's regular commentary covering all areas of the Financial Services sector.
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In Q2 2020, flight to quality and scarcity of opportunities drove average multiples paid in PE-backed transactions throughout Europe to increase slightly when compared with the previous quarter and the same quarter in 2019.
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Clearwater International's regular commentary covering all areas of the TMT sector.
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