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Deal Drivers: EMEA FY 2022
February 09, 2023 (Last updated December 11, 2025) | Report
Deal Drivers: EMEA FY 2022
Highlights:
- EMEA M&A deal volume was 12,236 transactions in 2022.
- Deal volume in EMEA decreased by 4% year-over-year in 2022.
- The total value of EMEA deals decreased by 23% to slightly over €1 trillion in 2022.
- 7 sectors in EMEA were analyzed, including Consumer and Pharma.
- EMEA outperformed the Americas and APAC in M&A relative terms.
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Defying expectations and many challenges, EMEA M&A held up well in 2022. Deal volume across the was down by only 4% yoy to 12,236 transactions - remaining comfortably above pre-pandemic levels as the focus shifted towards smaller and strategic transactions - and total value declined by 23% to just over €1tn.
As a result, EMEA outperformed both the Americas and APAC in relative terms.
What drove this activity and why? And what does this mean for M&A going forward?
Deal Drivers: EMEA FY 2022 takes a close look at M&A across 7 sectors in EMEA:
- Consumer
- Energy, mining & utilities
- Financial services
- Industrials & chemicals
- Pharma, medical & biotech
- Real estate
- Telecoms, media & technolo
Plus, find out which firms dominated the deals, by value and volume, in 2022:
- Top financial advisors
- Top legal advisors
- Top PR advisors
- Top PE advisors
And more...
- Top bidders by value & volume
- Top 10 deals overall & by sector
- PE buyout & exit activity
- Heat chart
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