Iberian Market - August 2016

September 2016
Iberian Market - August 2016
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SPAIN

So far this year, the value of private equity transactions in the Spanish transactional market experienced a year-on-year increase of 27.83%, compared to the same period of 2015. Specifically, 112 transactions of this type were registered in 2016, with an aggregate value of EUR 8.56bn, compared to 115 transactions for EUR 6.66bn, recorded in the same period of 2015.

M&A Activity
Meanwhile, Spain's M&A market has experienced in 2016 a slight decrease compared to the first eight months of 2015: 6.70% in the number of transactions, though the registered deal value is 0.45% higher this year. In terms of the cross-border market, so far in 2016, Spain-based companies have mainly focused on investing in the United States, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

PORTUGAL

The Portuguese M & A market recorded a total of 172 transactions between January and August 2016. This total of transactions represents a 10% increase over the same period last year.The total volume traded in this period was EUR 6.88bn, given that only 73 transactions had their value disclosed.

In August 2016, 20 transactions were recorded, representing an increase of 67% compared to August 2015. Regarding the total traded value and bearing in mind only transactions with disclosed value, EUR 631m represents a fallen of 18% over the same period last year.
Year to date (January-August), the most active subsectors of the Portuguese market were: Financial and Insurance; Real Estate; Technology; Health, Hygiene and Aesthetics; respectively.


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