unquote" Regional Mid-market Barometer

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15 October 2013

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Despite a slow start to the year, a more optimistic economic and business outlook is expected to boost transaction activity for the rest of 2013, according to the latest unquoteт Regional Mid-market Barometer, published in association with LDC.

Although the data shows a slow start to 2013 with H1 figures markedly lower than deal volumes in the same period in 2012, LDC's regional managing director Chris Hurley believes the improved deal volume in Q2 coupled with a more positive mood will translate into improved dealflow for the second half of 2013. Hurley observes that the economic environment is more cognizant to deal-doing, with more favourable debt markets and more realistic valuations.

London just about held onto its status as most active region for deals, although the north has witnessed steadily improved dealflow and is certainly catching up to the capital's level of deal activity. For deals in the £5-50m range, in H1 2011 the north recorded 16 transactions, which has been surpassed by its H1 2013 total of 24. While in London, for the same deal range, deals dropped from an impressive 48 in H1 2012 to just 27 in H1 2013.

The story is similar in the £50-150m deal range, where the north improved dealfllow from 2 in H1 2011 to 3 in H1 2013, while in London deals of this size dropped significantly from 13 in H1 2011 to 3 in H1 2013 – meaning the capital housed the same amount as the north.

For a full regional view of the UK investment environment, download the latest unquote" Regional Mid-market Barometer, in association with LDC.