The sleeping giant stirs
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Germany became continental Europe's second biggest buyout market in 1994, with the number of deals rising by one third to a record 59. The value of deals also reached a record level, at 733 million pounds sterling. Divestment from local firms accounted for one third of known deals, while divestment from non-German parents made up nearly a fifth and buyouts from family companies two fifths. Unlike the German market, the Austrian buyout market has remained flat since 1991: in 1994, the deal value rose to 36 million pounds sterling, but this was still half the 1991 level.
Publication Name: Acquisitions Monthly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0952-3618
Year: 1995
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Double Dutch
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The value of management buyouts in the Netherlands more than doubled to 776 million pounds sterling in 1994, in spite of a 20% fall in the number of deals, from 54 to 43. The rise in value was due largely to two big international deals, Rizla and Nutreco. Divestment is still the driving force in the Dutch buyout market. The Belgian buyout market remains small, although 1994 saw a rise in both the number and total value of deals, to 9 deals worth 30 million pounds sterling. Divestments also make up the major part of the Belgian buyout market.
Publication Name: Acquisitions Monthly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0952-3618
Year: 1995
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A market of two halves
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There is a clear division in the Nordic management buyout market, with the Norwegian and Danish markets remaining very small while the Swedish and Finnish markets are more developed. Although the number of deals in Sweden and Finland declined in 1994 vs 1993, the value of transactions rose: to its highest level since 1990 in Sweden and to a record 239 million pounds sterling in Finland. Divestments by local parents accounted for around two thirds of buyouts in both Finland and Sweden.
Publication Name: Acquisitions Monthly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0952-3618
Year: 1995
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