PART 1 - M&A Trend Survey Benelux 2024/2025

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* 2. What age category do you fall into?

25 or younger

26 tot 35

35 tot 45

45 tot 55

55 or older

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* 3. What will happen to the number of mergers and acquisitions (deal volume) in the Netherlands and/or Belgium in the next 12 months compared to the past 12 months?

A strong increase (more than 10%)

A small increase (between 2-10%)

Remains the same (within 2% of current deal volume)

A small decrease (between 2-10%)

A strong decrease (more than 10%)

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* 4. What will happen to the following types of market activity in the Netherlands and/or Belgium in the next 12 months?

	Increase	Decrease	Stay the same
Business takeovers	Business takeovers Increase	Business takeovers Decrease	Business takeovers Stay the same
Distressed' mergers and acquisitions	Distressed' mergers and acquisitions Increase	Distressed' mergers and acquisitions Decrease	Distressed' mergers and acquisitions Stay the same
Divestments	Divestments Increase	Divestments Decrease	Divestments Stay the same
IPOs	IPOs Increase	IPOs Decrease	IPOs Stay the same
Mega-deals (1 billion euros or more)	Mega-deals (1 billion euros or more) Increase	Mega-deals (1 billion euros or more) Decrease	Mega-deals (1 billion euros or more) Stay the same
SPACs	SPACs Increase	SPACs Decrease	SPACs Stay the same

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* 5. Which of the 10 C's are relatively the most important in acquisitions? (Choose the 3 most important ones)

Capabilities: access to new processes and talent.

Capacity: expended production, storage, and/or distribution volume.

Cash: buying firms that are cash rich, which then can be redeployed.

Channels: new means of distribution such as online or bricks and mortar.

Content: new products and services.

Competition: buying competitors and/or discontinuing the development of an acquisition's innovation projects to preempt future competition.

Consolidation: savings through the reduction of overlapping processes, people, and functions.

Countries: entry into new geographies.

Creativity: access to R&D and innovation know-how.

Customers: access to new customer segments.

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* 6. What will happen to the following types of private equity activity in the Benelux over the next 12 months?

	Increase	Decrease	Stay the same
Platform acquisitions	Platform acquisitions Increase	Platform acquisitions Decrease	Platform acquisitions Stay the same
Add-on acquisitions	Add-on acquisitions Increase	Add-on acquisitions Decrease	Add-on acquisitions Stay the same
Continuation funds	Continuation funds Increase	Continuation funds Decrease	Continuation funds Stay the same
Exits (sales to strategic parties)	Exits (sales to strategic parties) Increase	Exits (sales to strategic parties) Decrease	Exits (sales to strategic parties) Stay the same
Secondary buyouts	Secondary buyouts Increase	Secondary buyouts Decrease	Secondary buyouts Stay the same
Public-to-private deals	Public-to-private deals Increase	Public-to-private deals Decrease	Public-to-private deals Stay the same
Venture capital investments	Venture capital investments Increase	Venture capital investments Decrease	Venture capital investments Stay the same

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* 7. What is the single biggest challenge private equity will face in the coming 12 months in the Benelux? (Select 1)

Can't find people for their portfolio companies

LPs that are over-allocated in PE and want out

Increasing regulatory pressure on the sector

Insufficient exit options

Shortage of financing for leverage

Too many players on the market chasing the same targets

Weak economic growth

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* 8. In which sectors do you expect the most and the least M&A activity in the Benelux? (Select 3 of each)

	Most	Least
Agriculture	Agriculture Most	Agriculture Least
Business services	Business services Most	Business services Least
Catering industry (Horeca)	Catering industry (Horeca) Most	Catering industry (Horeca) Least
Construction	Construction Most	Construction Least
Consumer goods	Consumer goods Most	Consumer goods Least
Energy	Energy Most	Energy Least
Financial Sector	Financial Sector Most	Financial Sector Least
Food	Food Most	Food Least
Healthcare	Healthcare Most	Healthcare Least
ICT & Technology	ICT & Technology Most	ICT & Technology Least
Industry & Chemistry	Industry & Chemistry Most	Industry & Chemistry Least
Infrastructure	Infrastructure Most	Infrastructure Least
Logistics & Transport	Logistics & Transport Most	Logistics & Transport Least
Media & Entertainment	Media & Entertainment Most	Media & Entertainment Least
Medical & Biotech	Medical & Biotech Most	Medical & Biotech Least
Mobility	Mobility Most	Mobility Least
Retail	Retail Most	Retail Least
Tourism & Leisure	Tourism & Leisure Most	Tourism & Leisure Least

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PART 1 - M&A Trend Survey Benelux 2024/2025

Insights and predictions from top Benelux dealmakers

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* 2. What age category do you fall into?

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* 3. What will happen to the number of mergers and acquisitions (deal volume) in the Netherlands and/or Belgium in the next 12 months compared to the past 12 months?

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* 4. What will happen to the following types of market activity in the Netherlands and/or Belgium in the next 12 months?

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* 5. Which of the 10 C's are relatively the most important in acquisitions? (Choose the 3 most important ones)

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* 6. What will happen to the following types of private equity activity in the Benelux over the next 12 months?

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* 7. What is the single biggest challenge private equity will face in the coming 12 months in the Benelux? (Select 1)

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* 8. In which sectors do you expect the most and the least M&A activity in the Benelux? (Select 3 of each)