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06/04/2016
Brussels, 6 April 2016 – CMS’s 8th annual M&A Study revealed that deal value in Europe was up 22% in 2015 to EUR 990bn compared to 2014, despite a drop in volume of 6%. 2015 also saw the highest final quarter on record with deal value exceeding EUR 420bn. Although deal volume declined overall by 6%, CMS transacted 13% more deals in 2015 than the previous year. In the study, CMS analyses nearly 2,800 listed and non-listed European company deals for which it provided legal advice between 2010 and 2015.
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