French dealflow hit record high in 2016

France was home to 166 private-equity-backed buyout transactions in 2016, against 163 in the UK & Ireland. The country commanded as much as 23% of the total deal volume of our regions in 2016, while the UK & Ireland amounted to 22%. Value-wise, however, France could not match the DACH region, whose contribution to European buyout activity in terms of value came to 22% with €25.8bn of aggregate value, slightly ahead of France with 21% and €24.7bn.

The economic situation in France, however, is still likely to be on the mind of investors despite the hike in activity. While France's GDP is expected to rise by 1.4% this year, GDP per capita has been consistently decreasing over the last 10 years, in addition to a public debt level now nearing 100%. These are challenges that the next administration will certainly have to address.

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