“Thomson Reuters Mid-Market M&A Review shows KPMG leading the M&A field in 2016 for Undisclosed Values & Values up to $500 million, with 432 deals. KPMG also came in first place in the European Involvement Mid-Market Rankings with 321 deals, and Eastern Europe Involvement Mid-Market Rankings with 33 deals,” the company said.
According to KPMG, Bloomberg M&A Advisory League Tables shows KPMG leading in the Global Mid-Market (up to $50 million) with 245 deals and $1.2 billion in deal value. For the Global Private Equity Mid-Market (up to $50 million), KPMG leads with 81 deals and $378 million in deal value.
In Romania, KPMG Deal Advisory remains market leader by the number of closed deals in 2016, according to DealWatch M&A League Board. The 10 deals finalized in 2016 include companies in energy, telecom, real estate, manufacturing and online sectors.
“There are major opportunities in Romania in 2017, due to the growing interest from local entrepreneurs, investment funds and strategic players. I think Romania has become a more interesting market from economic point of view,” said Bogdan Vaduva, KPMG Deal Advisory partner, head of M&A department in Romania.
KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing audit, tax and advisory services, operating in 152 countries. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity.
In Romania and the Republic of Moldova, KPMG has six offices in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, Iasi, Timisoara and Chisinau.