M&A mid-market trends report 2024

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are becoming increasingly popular each year, driven by mid- and long-term trends. Currently, almost all major companies have an M&A strategy in place. Interestingly, a growing number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are also engaging in M&A activities, both as buyers and sellers, creating numerous new opportunities for everyone involved. As the market evolves, it is quickly becoming more professionalised, and those who fail to optimise their strategies risk falling behind. In this dynamic period of adoption and evolution, opportunities await those who take action.

Whilst mid-term trends evolve, market events are also having an influence upon M&A’s direction of travel. Take the past 18 months: The impact of Covid-19 was still being felt when war in Ukraine rocked M&A again. Then, the improvement of AI technologies, such as Chat-GPT, introduced innovative approaches to dealmaking almost overnight. The pace of change impacting the environment in which we all work is resulting in new, diverse perspectives on M&A strategy and execution.

This report seeks to zoom out, sort the signal from the noise, and offer the latest thinking on mid- market M&A. Formatted in bite-size text blocks and accompanied by graphics and visuals, we want it to serve as an easy-to-access guide that empowers you to profit from what is to come. We believe that sharing this information within our Dealsuite network will lead to an improved quality and volume of deals. We trust you will use it to your advantage.