The continued economic downturn unsurprisingly hampered Nordic M&A activity well into 2009. Lending remained tight and some struggling foreign banks even withdrew from the Nordic market, with a direct impact on deal financing capacity. Moreover, in the midst of deep economic uncertainty, even prospective deal makers with healthy cash reserves tended towards a wait-and-see strategy.
With very few exceptions, deal volumes and values across the board took a battering, although aggregate deal volumes proved more resilient than values: volumes fell by more than one-third compared to a decline in deal values of around three-quarters. Only the Energy, Mining & Utilities sector saw a rise in the number of transactions in 2009.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Executive Summary
Nordic M&A Review
Survey Findings
M&A Review
Overall Nordic M&A Review
Intra-Nordic M&A
Private Equity and Alternative Investments
Acquisition Finance
Industries
Industrials & Chemicals
Pharma, Medical & Biotech
Financial Services
Consumer & Retail
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Business Services
Energy, Mining & Utilities
M&A Heat Chart and Outlook for 2010
Heat Chart
Outlook for 2010
Appendix
Nordic M&A Trends
KPMG Nordic Contacts
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