UK mid-market recovery stalls

Both the volume and total value of mid-market deals fell nationally, across both the £5-50m and £50-150m ranges.

All regions but the South saw a fall in activity at the lower end of the scale, with overall volume down 22% to 52 transactions in the first half of the year. Even in the South, activity remained flat in the £5-50m bracket with 17 transactions.

Value in this size range was also impacted, though less severely, and fell 10% to a total of £960m.

Larger deals in the £50-150m range were also impacted, with the exception of London.

Impressively, volume in the £50-150m range surged by 70% in London, while the South saw deal numbers slump 60%. Value trends were similar, reflecting the lack of appetite for larger investments outside of the Capital.

The full unquote" Regional Mid-Market Barometer, in association with LDC, can be downloaded from our research centre.

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