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“2019 was an intense year for dealmaking, the number of transactions reaching a 10-year high. Following a sluggish start, in specific circumstances, the market has regained its pace starting the second quarter and the total number of transactions has exceeded 100. The trend of non-reporting transaction values, which we have observed in previous years, has intensified: only 24 transactions have disclosed values. Under these circumstances, estimating the market value has become rather an indicative valuation exercise for our team”, said Ioana Filipescu Stamboli, Corporate Finance Partner, Deloitte Romania.
Nine transaction with a disclosed or estimated value of at least EUR 100 million were announced in 2019. In 2018, the corresponding number was 14.
The largest deals of 2019 were:
Private equity buyout activity continued to expand in 2019 with a total of 22 transactions. These include the acquisition of CME (including Pro TV) by PPF, Blackstone acquiring a minority stake in Superbet, Greenbridge entering the Romanian market, the acquisitions of CEE Equity (three deals), Innova, Abris and Highlander (two deals each), The Rohatyn Group’s decision to invest in Amethyst Radiotherapy and UiPath’s latest financing round.
“We are optimistic regarding the evolution of the M&A market in 2020. The activity remains robust with the macroeconomic fundamentals being solid and the financial performance of the companies on an upward trend. We see an increase demand for buy-side assistance coming from players already active on the local market, which signals that the consolidation trend will intensify in some sectors and we expect some large deals to be initiated in the coming months. On sell-side, the general context is favorable for entrepreneurs who envisage an exit this year”, added Ioana Filipescu Stamboli.
The Romanian M&A market, in 2019
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