Browse

M&A overview: Overcoming COVID-19 and hope for the future

Despite the pandemic, an economic downturn and restrictions on both the general public and dealmakers, deal value in 2020 in CEE/SEE increased year-on-year. And our exclusive survey reveals growing levels of optimism for the year ahead

COVID-19 and CEE: How the pandemic will affect M&A in 2021

Our survey reveals that dealmakers are cautiously optimistic about post-pandemic prospects for M&A in the region with new opportunities emerging. But challenges still lie ahead

COVID, completion and complexities: The challenges to M&A in CEE in 2021

Even if vaccines and careful management are efficient in halting the pandemic, the economic aftermath could provide unique challenges to dealmakers – and that is on top of the usual obstacles to M&A

COVID-19 batters consumer sector M&A in CEE but better times ahead

Lockdowns and a lack of discretionary spending hit M&A hard last year, but vaccines and distressed deals promise a brighter 2021

Outlook for CEE real estate M&A in 2021 is mixed

Three big deals and an increase in value have covered up a big dip in M&A volume in the real estate and construction sector. And the outlook for the industry is very mixed, according to our survey

TMT M&A in CEE soars in 2020 and this year could be even better

Despite the pandemic, and, in some cases, because of it, M&A in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector has flourished. According to our survey, it will continue to do so