Mergers and acquisitions market grows, but Portugal does not follow trend
DAfter the crash that occurred with the pandemic, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) “soared” globally, in volume and in value, and this trend is expected to continue, according to a study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). However, Portugal does not follow this trend, registering a drop of 78% in the value traded this year, compared to 2020.
“In Portugal, after an 82% increase in the value of M&A operations to around US$11 billion, in 2020, the national market is now in counter-cycle to the global scenario, recording just two billion dollars in transactions this year, 78% less than in the previous year, “according to a statement that the Minute News had access.
Now, “it is necessary to go back to 2014 to obtain such a low transaction value (that year, only US$1 billion were transacted)”, according to the same study.
On the other hand, from a global perspective, the environment for the M&A market is expected to remain favorable, “driven by factors that include the successive increase in economic activity and a source of capital on the demand side, including record levels of capital reserves available for investment in private equity and venture capital.”
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