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Steady growth driven by smaller deals in Benelux

Steady growth driven by smaller deals in Benelux
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Although growth slowed in 2016, the Benelux region recorded a fourth successive increase in buyout volumes, thanks to strong activity in the smaller size brackets. Alice Tchernookova reports

Buyout activity has been on a modest but steady rise in Benelux over the last three years, with a total of 70 deals this year, up from 69 in 2015 and 67 in 2014. However, that same time period reveals a major drop in overall value, to €7.8bn in 2016 against €16.6bn in 2015, and an average value of €112m in 2016 compared to €241m the previous year.

Overall, Benelux activity was still dominated by small-cap and lower-mid-market deals in 2016, with a total of 23 buyouts within the €50-250m range, 18 between €25-50m and 20 for small buyouts valued between €5-25m. This helps explain why aggregate value recorded such a dive year-on-year: in 2015, the number of upper-mid-cap and large-cap deals was significantly higher than last year, consequently driving up both average and aggregate deal values. Indeed, 18 deals above the €250m mark were recorded in 2015, compared to just nine in 2016. No buyout broke the €1bn mark in the Benelux region in 2016.

Click here to download the Benelux chapter of the 2017 Annual Buyout Review, including full five-year statistics, in-depth data breakdowns and exclusive commentary from leading local practitioners

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