Senior executives from corporate and private equity firms were asked in the second and third quarters of 2020 what the biggest motivation is if they are considering divestments. Countering the effect of COVID-19 was the main reason for divestment decisions, quoted by 83 percent of respondents in that year. Second came capital raising for increased financial flexibility with 55 percent, and third was regulatory pressure at 28 percent.
If you are considering divestments, what is the motivation for this?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Countering the effect of COVID-19
83%
Capital raising for increased financial flexibility
M&A stakeholders: corporate executives and PE firms
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information:
"Mergermarket surveyed senior executives from 170 corporates and 60 PE firms based in Europe about their expectations for the European M&A market in the year ahead."
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