🔹 European M&A reached €262.5B across 3,315 transactions, while Private Equity recorded €30.6B across 1,311 deals, reflecting continued capital deployment despite a selective market.
🔹 The United Kingdom remained the leading European market, with Germany and Italy completing the top three by deal value.
🔹 Financials, Industrials and High Technology led M&A activity, while Technology, Healthcare and Industrials attracted nearly three-quarters of total private equity investment.
🔹 The gap between deal value and transaction volume continued to define the market, highlighting investors' focus on high-quality assets, valuation discipline and execution certainty.
🔹 Technology, healthcare, financial services and energy transition are expected to remain key investment themes, supported by improving financing conditions and continued strategic demand.
🔹 Ireland, Sweden, Denmark and Finland stand out as emerging European markets, attracting investor attention through innovation, sustainability and long-term growth opportunities.
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