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Environmental M&A: smaller deals continue despite crunch

It was a bonanza year for mergers and acquisitions in the UK environmental sector – that is until the collapse of the financial markets in September/October 2008. While some of the larger deals reliant on input from the banks have been put on ice, corporate M&A activity has not by any means ground to a halt, with many smaller deals continuing as firms in a cash strong position look to capitalise.

01-Feb-09  In 2008, Environment Analyst reported on 32 transactions involving UK environmental consultancy firms (see table). There had been only half that number the previous year. In an M&A analysis of the environmental and wider business services industry, PricewaterhouseCoopers also pointed to rising deal volumes for the twelve months ending 31 June 2008 compared to the previous year (EA article, 02-Oct-08). Private equity was cited as a...

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