The 2015 European private equity deal market achieves highest total value since 2007
– Private equity deals reach highest total value and highest average value per deal since 2007
– European private equity exit market also achieves all-time record yearly value in 2015
– UK, France and Germany remain the dominant deal markets
The European private equity deal market has recorded its highest total value for a given year since 2007, according to the latest data published by the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR), sponsored by Equistone Partners Europe Limited.
After a strong second half of the year – recording the highest value since H2 2007 – with €42.3bn worth of deals and an average deal value of €151.2m, the total value for European private equity deals in 2015 stands at €80.9bn. This is the highest yearly total since 2007 when total value stood at €172.9bn and is the fourth highest on record behind 2007, 2006 and 2005 respectively. 2015 also saw the highest average value per transaction since 2007, standing at €131.6m versus €171.1m in 2007.
Moreover, the research shows that there has been a steady yearly increase of about €10bn in the total value of private equity deals since 2013 (€59.4bn 2013, €69.6bn 2014 and €80.9bn 2015).
The total exit value in Europe stands at €153.2bn which is a new record. IPOs and trade sales have been particularly strong and are both at record values of €48.7bn and €63.8bn respectively.
