Private equity M&A activity outlook in Europe 2013-2016

The statistic shows the expected change in the levels of private equity merger and acquisition (M&A) on European markets as expressed by private equity professionals for years 2013 to 2016. Estimates for M&A activity for the majority of countries were more optimistic in 2016 compared to 2015. In 2016, respondents anticipated a 3.2 percent increase of German M&A activity, whereas in 2015 that expectation was of a 1.4 percent increase.

Expected change in completed M&A transactions in Europe from 2013 to 2016, by country or region

Characteristic	2013 vs. 2012	2014 vs. 2013	2015 vs. 2014	2016 vs. 2015
Germany	2.4%	4.3%	1.4%	3.2%
Iberia and Italy	-0.6%	1.7%	1.8%	3.1%
United Kingdom	1.7%	3.3%	2.1%	2.9%
France	-0.7%	1.1%	0.5%	2.1%
Scandinavia*	2.7%	3.2%	1.7%	2%
Benelux	0.1%	2.1%	0.8%	1.7%
CEE excl. Poland**	1.5%	1.9%	0.8%	1.6%
Poland	1.9%	2.6%	1.1%	1.5%
Austria and Switzerland	0.9%	2.3%	0.5%	1%
Greece	-1%	0%	0.6%	-0.2%

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Release date

July 2016

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2013 to 2016

Number of respondents

2,600 respondents

Special properties

professionals from leading private quity firms.

Supplementary notes

* Scandinavia includes Includes Denmark, Norway, Sweden
**Central and Eastern Europe includes Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia

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