Consumer Blog
Our consumer blog discusses trends affecting the consumer sector.
Lees verderIn-depth analysis of the acquisition multiples paid for European private equity transactions.
Lees verderThe 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.
Lees verderBoth 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.
Lees verderTechnology 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.
Lees verderThe 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.
An in-depth study of mid-market UK e-commerce firms highlights the huge shift online by consumers since the pandemic struck.
Lees verderOur blog discusses trends affecting all areas of the Financial Services sector such as the insurance, wealth management, debt management and invoice discounting markets.
Lees verderContinuation of strong consolidation trends in the Transport and Logistics sector with key drivers being cost efficiency, demand for one-stop service providers and niche competencies and increased IT requirements
Lees verderIn 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.
Lees verderClearwater International's regular commentary covering all areas of the TMT sector.
The consequences of the global lock-down as a result of COVID-19 have further unfolded in Q2 2020. The number of completed deals in the automotive sector decreased by 42% alongside a significant drop in deal value from EUR 2.1bn to EUR 376m, compared to Q2 2019.
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