According to data provided by the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA) in a survey of private equity investors and professionals in the DACH region, over 50 percent of respondents indicated that they are looking to take advantage of the current COVID-19 situation by making cheap acquisitions. Pivate equity investors with fund sizes of over 500 million euros showed more resistance towards making an acquisition during this period. Instead, those with funds of eiither under 100 million or between 100 and 500 million euros showed more willingness to seize on opportunities of lower valuations.
Share of respondents who were looking to take advantage of the COVID-19 situation and make acquisitions in the DACH region as of March 2020, by fund size
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA)
Release date
March 2020
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Region
Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Survey time period
March 19-20, 2020
Number of respondents
81 respondents
Special properties
Private equity professionals
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Respondents were asked whether they agreed with the following statement: We will take advantage of the opportunities and buy cheaply. DACH region includes Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (March 26, 2020). Share of respondents who were looking to take advantage of the COVID-19 situation and make acquisitions in the DACH region as of March 2020, by fund size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107567/cheap-acquisition-opportunites-for-private-equity-investors-due-to-corona-virus-by-fund-size-dach/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Share of respondents who were looking to take advantage of the COVID-19 situation and make acquisitions in the DACH region as of March 2020, by fund size." Chart. March 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107567/cheap-acquisition-opportunites-for-private-equity-investors-due-to-corona-virus-by-fund-size-dach/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (2020). Share of respondents who were looking to take advantage of the COVID-19 situation and make acquisitions in the DACH region as of March 2020, by fund size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107567/cheap-acquisition-opportunites-for-private-equity-investors-due-to-corona-virus-by-fund-size-dach/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Share of Respondents Who Were Looking to Take Advantage of The Covid-19 Situation and Make Acquisitions in The Dach Region as of March 2020, by Fund Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107567/cheap-acquisition-opportunites-for-private-equity-investors-due-to-corona-virus-by-fund-size-dach/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), Share of respondents who were looking to take advantage of the COVID-19 situation and make acquisitions in the DACH region as of March 2020, by fund size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107567/cheap-acquisition-opportunites-for-private-equity-investors-due-to-corona-virus-by-fund-size-dach/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of respondents who were looking to take advantage of the COVID-19 situation and make acquisitions in the DACH region as of March 2020, by fund size [Graph], Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), March 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107567/cheap-acquisition-opportunites-for-private-equity-investors-due-to-corona-virus-by-fund-size-dach/
