MergerID reaches 200 firms in the DACH region
18 July, 2011
MergerID, the confidential M&A market place for middle market players, has reached 200 firms in the DACH region alone at the end of the first half of 2011. This represents almost a 20% increase towards the figure recorded at the end of April, according to statistics published by the FT backed secure online platform.
MergerID matches seller mandates to live acquisitive buyers in a secure online environment. Of those 200 firms, over 40% is represented by corporates, 38% by private equity firms and family offices, with the remaining being advisory firms. For the Germanic region at the end of H1, MergerID saw 481 live projects posted by the users, which is an increment of 21% compared to the end of April this year. The bulk of those mandates involve potential transactions, where the target has revenues between EUR 30m and EUR 80m.
MergerID data echoes statistics published by parent company Mergermarket according to which the Germanic region’s M&A activity totalled €54.7bn in H1 2011, up 32.5% from H1 2010 (€41.3bn), the busiest first half since H1 2008 (€100.9bn).
Daniel Confino Founder of MergerID said “The economic success of the region, largely export driven, is now being reflected in corporate optimism and enthusiasm for strategic moves. These will set the foundations for the next wave of growth and development. The optimism also explains the surge in buyside postings we are experiencing on MergerID which will feed through to increased M&A activity in months to come.”
So far, globally MergerID records 2,046 firms with almost 5,000 live projects a total value of sale mandates of over USD 48bn.
