2025 Germany M&A Outlook

Ansarada in partnership with Mergermarket, surveyed 50 senior executives, 25 working as corporates and 25 as M&A advisors, headquartered in Germany. All responses are anonymous, and results are presented in aggregate.

This report takes the pulse of corporate and private equity dealmakers' sentiment of the market over the past year and looks ahead of what's in store for 2025.

What's inside

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56% are optimistic about German GDP growth.

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56% perceive increasing M&A activity in the Mittelstand to be positive.

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74% expect more domestic German deals in 2025 than in 2024, including 28% who expect a significant pick-up.

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68% expect industrials and chemicals will see strong M&A growth in the next 12 months.

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