VIEWS AND FACTS ON M&A
M&A market outlook 2022
After the highly volatile year of 2020, the global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market has reached record levels in the year 2021. The combination of readily available...
M&A market outlook – what to do now and what to expect to happen
2020 was a better M&A year than expected. Although, the number of M&A deals dropped in Q2 and Q3 compared to 2019. In some industry sectors, 2020 was a better year than...
ICT M&A during COVID-19 crisis
It seems that COVID-19 has impacted the M&A market quite heavily, which is not surprising. The overall number of transactions will drop steeply during 2020. However, the...
Articles on mergers and acquisitions
A lot of uncertainties impacting the 2023 M&A market
After the record-breaking year in 2021, the global M&A market has returned to pre-2020 levels of activity during 2022. Geopolitical pressures...
M&A market outlook 2022
After the highly volatile year of 2020, the global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market has reached record levels in the year 2021. The...
M&A market outlook – what to do now and what to expect to happen
2020 was a better M&A year than expected. Although, the number of M&A deals dropped in Q2 and Q3 compared to 2019. In some industry sectors,...
ICT M&A during COVID-19 crisis
It seems that COVID-19 has impacted the M&A market quite heavily, which is not surprising. The overall number of transactions will drop steeply...
The valuation vs. market price. What´s the difference?
A market valuation helps determine the company’s worth on the market. Valuing a business is often described both as an art and a science. Usually,...
Why do companies make acquisitions?
According to my experience, there is only one formula for selecting acquisition targets successfully. It is the business strategy: each merger or...
Growing inorganically: the secret to a successful M&A valuation
Is inorganic growth your strategic choice? Have you acquired a company, or are you planning to do so? As I wrote in a previous article, it is...
If you intend to sell your business – plan ahead
Selling your business can be an attractive scenario for any entrepreneur. When you’ve decided to market your business, my first question is: why?...
Opportunities to increase your company´s value
Usually, at a certain point in the life cycle of small and medium-sized companies, the owners decide to sell. The case depends mainly on the timing...