KPMG | Global news | Mergers & Acquisitions

An overview of KPMG global news on Mergers & Acquisitions:

Middle East

Middle East | Regional

Five steps to improve the odds of M&A integration success In today’s uncertain and complex environment, successfully closing and integrating a deal can be a major challenge for dealmakers.
22 February 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Consulting firms maintain 'cautious optimism' on 2023 M&A market Following a record year, the 12 months of 2022 saw a fall in the volume and value of M&A activity.
21 February 2023
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

ESG due diligence on the rise in the mergers & acquisitions scene The ESG megatrend is increasingly entering the word of mergers & acquisitions, according to new research by KPMG.
26 January 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Business services buck trend as private equity activity declines UK private equity activity cooled over the first half of 2022, as the global deals scene began to brace for a potential recession.
17 August 2022
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Construction platform BCIS secures investment. Meet the dealmakers The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), a cost benchmarking and valuation platform for the construction sector, has secured investment from Lloyds Development Capital, the private equity arm of
13 June 2022
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Top strategy, M&A and corporate finance consultants in healthcare Healthcare industry publication HealthInvestor has unveiled the finalists for its annual awards ceremony, shedding light on the UK’s leading strategic and dealmaking consultants to the healthcare sec
12 April 2022
Saudi Arabia

Middle East | Saudi Arabia

Meet the consultants that led Jahez’s $2.4 billion IPO Saudi Arabian online food delivery platform Jahez has made its debut on the stock exchange, trading under the ticker symbol: 9526 on the Saudi Exchange’s Parallel Market (Nomu).
06 January 2022
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

The global M&A market is smashing records (in 7 charts) The global M&A market is this year poised to smash records for both deal value as well as deal volume, according to new research from KPMG.
07 October 2021
Australia

Oceania | Australia

The dealmakers that advised on the Allegro | Toll Group deal Australian private equity outfit Allegro Funds has acquired the express division of Toll Group, leaving the country’s largest third-party logistics operator with its forwarding and contract logistics
10 May 2021
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Nash Advisory and KPMG advise Total Drain Group on deal Total Drain Group (TDG) – a utilities-focused sustainable solutions group based in New South Wales – has acquired direct competitor Bartlett Environmental.
26 April 2021
Saudi Arabia

Middle East | Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's banking sector is ripe for further consolidation M&A activity in Saudi Arabia’s banking market is anticipated to continue to unfold in 2021. Ali Maabreh, Head of M&A at KPMG in Saudi Arabia, outlines why the sector appears to be ripe for further consolidation.
01 April 2021
United States

North America | United States

Consultancies advise food company Aryzta on sale of North America business Aryzta, a global specialty bakery company, has sold its North American business to an affiliate of US private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg for $850 million.
15 March 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Sohonet ropes in LDC to accelerate its international growth UK mid-market private equity firm LDC has invested in Sohonet, a provider of connectivity, collaboration software, media services and network security for the media and entertainment industry.
10 March 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

The M&A consultants that advised Node4 and private equity IT professional services firm Node4 has switched private equity hands, seeing its ownership transition from LDC and Bowmark Capital to Providence Equity Partners.
09 March 2021
Romania

Europe | Romania

KPMG and PwC predict Romania's M&A market to pick up Big Four firms KPMG and PwC have both released their forecast for Romania’s mergers & acquisitions (M&A) market in 2021, and their findings are largely in sync.
17 February 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

The dealmakers that advised Kallidus on its Sapling investment Apse Capital portfolio company Kallidus has invested in HR software specialist Sapling, in a deal which will help the acquiring firm gain entry to the lucrative North American market.
10 February 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

2020 a story of two halves for UK's private equity deal market Deal activity in UK’s private equity sector hit its lowest point in more than seven years in 2020 amid the Covid-19-induced downturn, according to a new KPMG report.
01 February 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

M&A consultants advise Octopus Energy on landmark deals Big Four firm KPMG has advised power supplier Octopus Energy on two landmark deals, lifting the value of the business to just over $2 billion.
13 January 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

CIL and KPMG advise CapVest on acquisition in pet food sector Pet food manufacturer Inspired Pet Nutrition has seen its ownership shift from one private equity firm to another.
08 January 2021
Sweden

Europe | Sweden

Roland Berger and KPMG advise Bridgepoint on Swedish deal Alternative asset fund management group Bridgepoint has taken a minority stake in Diagnostiskt Centrum Hud, a provider of medical dermatology services in Sweden.
24 November 2020
Ukraine

Europe | Ukraine

Ukraine's government selects KPMG for large privatisation project Ukraine’s government has selected KPMG to serve as the lead advisor for the privatisation and sale of the JSC First Kyiv Machine Building Plant, one of Eastern Europe’s larger manufacturing plants of
28 October 2020
Europe

Europe | Regional

Bain and Big Four advise on APi's acquisition of SK FireSafety US-listed APi Group has acquired SK FireSafety Group, a European company that offers critical safety products and solutions in the active fire safety market.
14 October 2020
Europe

Europe | Regional

Broad Horizon enters Danish market with acquisition of Delegate Danish IT consultancy Delegate has been acquired by Broad Horizon, a Netherlands-headquartered IT services group.
25 September 2020
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

Investor appetite in Middle East’s FinTech sector remains strong An increasingly vibrant hub for tech startups, the Middle East is drawing significant early stage investments in the FinTech space, according to a new global report from KPMG.
17 September 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Ford supplier mountune hires KPMG for sale of UK business Essex based Ford tuner Mountune is looking for a buyer or investment partner for its UK operation, after its founder resigned from his role as director.
19 August 2020
Italy

Europe | Italy

Italy's Surfaces Group changes private equity hands US private equity firm TA Associates has acquired Surfaces Group from Astorg. The deal was advised on by an army of M&A consultants.
17 August 2020
United States

North America | United States

Number of venture capital deals plummets to 7-year low VC deal volume in the US dropped to a seven-year low of 2,197 in the second quarter of 2020, according to a recent report from KPMG. However, deal value remained remarkably stable at $34.
06 August 2020
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

M&A activity in GCC region to gain pace amid Covid-19 Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries are expected to increase amid the Covid-19 pandemic as small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and several large corporates
04 June 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Coles acquires ready to eat meals producer Jewel Fine Foods
04 May 2020
United States

North America | United States

KPMG advises on deal in the maritime salvage sector Consulting firm KPMG recently advised Dutch maritime services giant Royal Boskalis Westminster on its acquisition of maritime emergency response specialist Ardent Americas.
21 April 2020
Asia

Asia | Regional

The go-to financial advisors for mergers & acquisitions in Asia The Asia Pacific mergers & acquisitions landscape slowed last year after recently running hot. That is likely to change again in the year ahead.
26 March 2020
Netherlands

Europe | Netherlands

Dutch M&A activity grows for sixth consecutive year The number of large and midsized mergers and acquisitions in the Netherlands has increased for the sixth year in a row.
10 March 2020

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