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Mid-market M&A activity fell by around 6% globally compared to the second half of 2023. The number of industrial M&A transactions fell by around 13%, while the number of private equity-driven transactions rose by more than 10%.

Compared to the previous year, the number of mergers and acquisitions fell by 11.5% in volume and increased by around 15.5% in value in the Nordic countries. The number of private equity driven transactions fell only marginally, while the value of deals increased by up to 33.6%. The main challenges for the future are rising interest rates, inflation and political challenges in Eastern Europe. 

In the Nordic countries, the two largest sectors during the first half of this year were TMT and Industry & Chemicals, with 46% of all arrangements. TMT was the most active sector in the first half of the year with 59 completed transactions and Industry & Chemicals was the second largest sector with 37 transactions. 

In the Nordic countries, significant transactions were the divestment of Toriro Power Solutions AB to Sparc Group (Sweden), the sale of Taksenteret AS to Areco Profiles AS (Norway) and the sale of Proffrent AS to 4Service (Norway).

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