Value of M&A transactions in CEE down 15.9% y/y in H1

The value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region decreased by 15.9% y/y in the first half of 2019, to €11.2 billion, according to the latest data from Mergermarket. Over the same period, the value of the M&A market across Europe dropped by 25%.

In H1 2019, 306 M&A transactions valued at a total of €11.2 billion were closed in CEE. The number includes two deals whose value exceeded €1 billion. A year earlier, 334 such transactions, worth a combined €13.3 billion, were finalized in the region.

(ISBnews)