COVID-19 effects on ongoing M&A processes DACH 2020

According to data provided by the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA) in a survey of private equity investors and professionals in the DACH region, 43 percent of respondents agreed to some degree that they would postpone all acquisitions to see how the COVID-19 situation develops. On the other hand, 37 percent disagreed that they would be postponing acquisitions.

Share of respondents who were postponing all acquisitions to see how the COVID-19 situation develops in the DACH region as of March 2020

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Disagree	13%
Slightly disagree	24%
Neutral	20%
Slightly agree	19%
Totally agree	24%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Survey time period

March 19-20, 2020

Number of respondents

81 respondents

Special properties

Private equity professionals

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Respondents were asked whether they agreed with the following statement: "We will postpone all acquisitions and wait and see how the situation develops.
DACH region includes Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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