M&A Update Technology Sector Q1 2023

M&A market developments and valuation environment in the first quarter

The start of 2023 indicates a decline in M&A activity in Europe. The negative macroeconomic influences seem to affect the acquisition appetite of investors in the TMT market.

In contrast to the year-end run-up in 2022, Q1 2023 shows signs of a changing M&A environment with less transactions in Europe. The number of transactions has decreased from 778 in the last quarter of 2022 to 652 in Q1 2023.

After the tech market was largely unaffected by macroeconomic developments in 2021 and 2022, the first quarter of 2023 is off to a weaker start than in previous years. Strategic buyers are acting slightly more reserved, and financial investors are also remaining cautious and examining new investments very carefully.

Our report analyses the current valuation development and addresses the development of:

The European M&A activity as well as background information on selected transactions

The current valuation level in Europe

Various sub-segments in the Tech stock market

Additionally, we present one of our latest Tech deals from the Netherlands: the sale of Embrace The Human Cloud, a well-established all-in-one customer engagement software company, to Aareon, the market leader of SaaS solutions for the European real estate industry.

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