COVID-19 industry winners 2020 DACH

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, the industry that could see a positive impact due to the COVID-19 virus will be the pharma industry. 76 percent of respondents indicated that this industry could see positive ramifications due to the pandemic. 51 percent of respondents also indicated that the food and beverage industry could see a positive impact due to increasing consumer demand for food delivery services and food retailing.

Which sectors are most likely to be positively impacted?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Pharma	76%
Food and beverages	51%
Telecommunications	47%
Software	36%
Commerce and e-commerce	31%

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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 could give multiple answers
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which sectors are most likely to be positively impacted?"
DACH region includes Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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