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Middle-market M&A momentum carried into 2025 with IMAP dealmakers closing 52 M&A transactions worth over $4 billion in Q1.
Key highlights from the IMAP Q1 2025 Deal Summary:
Cross-border activity remained strong, accounting for nearly half of IMAP transactions in Q1, as dealmakers leveraged IMAP’s global reach to help clients capitalise on international opportunities—particularly across Europe.
Business Services and Industrials were the most active segments, reflecting sustained investor interest in these key macro industries.
While uncertainty surrounding U.S. economic and trade policy continues to build, the fundamental drivers of middle-market M&A remain intact. Founder-led businesses are coming to market as entrepreneurs pursue succession planning and generational transitions.
Private Equity firms are under increasing pressure to exit long-held portfolio companies, further contributing to deal supply.
On the demand side, both financial and strategic investors are well-capitalised, with significant dry powder accumulated over the past several years. This liquidity, combined with a selective investment approach, continues to drive strong competition for high-quality assets.
“The ever-changing geopolitical landscape presents substantial challenges for M&A moving forward, particularly around supply chain disruption, planning and valuation. Resilient industries like health, technology and logistics remain active. Despite the challenges and high level of market uncertainty, IMAP partners are reporting strong and growing deal pipelines going into Q2 with fundamental M&A drivers still intact.”Richard Tunney, Managing Director at Key Capital
Download the IMAP Q1 2025 Deal Summary and Partner Global M&A Perspectives & Forecasts in the link below.
Key Capital is the exclusive Irish member firm of IMAP, an International Mergers and Acquisitions Partnership of more than 450 M&A professionals in 51 countries. IMAP has closed over 2,200 transactions valued at $130bn in the last 10 years and is consistently ranked in the world’s Top 10 M&A advisors (Refinitiv) for mid-market transactions.
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