IMAP closed 46 M&A deals worth more than $1.7bn in Q1 2019. Consistent with IMAP’s track record, 29% of the deals were crossborder.
Deals were closed across 13 different sectors, with Technology and Consumer & Retail the most represented.
Jurgis V. Oniunas, IMAP Chairman, said
Our mid-market expert advisors across the world started the year on a strong note and remain optimistic about deal activity going forward despite concerns of a slowdown.
Salto Systems is a global leader in the development and manufacture of leading-edge electronic access control solutions, particularly in sectors where security is critical.
The combined entity is able to increase its service offering to its clients through the national network of Staffing Associates and local recruitment capabilities of Holland Contracting in Poland and Romania.
Fernando Cabos, Partner at IMAP Albia Capital Spain, insists that the priority is to ensure that companies carry on, otherwise businesses will be lost. Faced with an economy suffused with soft loans and furlough schemes, he encourages business to chart new routes and execute them.
