As a result of some regional deals with substantial Slovak aspects, the country’s deal value surged to the highest level in four years. But it would be unfair to put the success of the market down to just that; plenty of quality assets have been coming to market, and with 59 deals Slovakia set itself a new record in terms of the overall deal count.
Slovakia follows the regional trend in the most prominent M&A sectors in 2019: real estate & construction is the most active and telecoms & IT has overtaken manufacturing.
Deals were executed by a varied mix of international investors, confirming the current attractiveness of the market.
Volume and number of deals
Top five deals
| #1Target: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) assets in Slovakia Sector: Media & Publishing Stake: 100% Buyer: PPF Group Country of buyer: Czech Republic Deal Value: EUR 283,6m* Value Source: 1 *Deal value estimate based on CME’s 2018 revenues attributable to Slovakia. |
| #2Target: M7 Group operations in Slovakia Sector: Telecoms & IT Stake: 100% Buyer: Vivendi Country of buyer: France Deal Value: EUR 166,7m* Value Source: 1 *Deal value estimate based on the number of customers in Slovakia out of the total customers in CEE/SEE. |
| #3Target: OSRAM Licht operations in Slovakia Sector: Manufacturing Stake: 100% Buyer: Bain Capital; The Carlyle Group Country of buyer: United States Deal Value: EUR 145m* Value Source: 1 *Deal value estimate based on the target’s EV/Revenues multiple of 1.0x and the reported revenues of the Slovak operation. |
| #4Target: Twin City Tower Sector: Real Estate & Construction Stake: 100% Buyer: Valesco Group; AIP Asset Management; Mirae Asset Daewoo Securities; NH Investment & Securities Country of buyer: South Korea; United Kingdom Deal Value: EUR 120m Value Source: 1 |
| #5Target: Trencin industrial park Sector: Real Estate & Construction Stake: 100% Buyer: Redside Investicni Spolecnost Country of buyer: Czech Republic Deal Value: EUR 89,5m Value Source: 1 |
Value Source:
- Official data
- Market estimate provided by EMIS and based on publicly available information
- EMIS estimate
Top three sectors
Manufacturing: 36 deals |
Telecoms & IT: 30 deals |
Energy & Utilities: 17 deals |
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