Findings from the CMS Emerging Europe M&A 2023/2024 report, published today in cooperation with EMIS, demonstrate the resilience of the emerging Europe deals market as activity holds firm against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and strong inflationary pressures. The latest report reveals a modest slowdown in total deal flow across emerging Europe, with 1,187 deals recorded compared […]
M&A activity in emerging Europe dampened in 2020, but was far from snuffed out, while an increased interest in exits via stock exchanges points to a better 2021.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in emerging Europe took a hit in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the volume of deals reaching its lowest levels in the past 10 years. However, while cross-border deals fell, the number of domestic deals jumped, as local investors increased their interest in the region’s markets.
There were 1,705 deals in the region (including Russia and Turkey), with a combined value of 60.80 billion euros: down by 12.9 per cent and 16 per cent respectively from 2019. However, in spite of the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the market showed signs of recovery towards the end of the year, producing the highest fourth-quarter deal value (24.28 billion euros) since 2016, according to a new report from law firm CMS, published in cooperation with EMIS, a data research group.