EMERGING MARKETS M&A
Q1 2018

AN OVERVIEW OF M&A ACTIVITY

EMERGING EUROPE Q1 2018

445
M&A DEALS

A TOTAL OF
USD 16.4BN

MOST ACTIVE M&A SECTOR:
REAL ESTATE

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Japan was the largest investor
by total deal value due to the EUR 1.3bn
purchase of Russian tobacco maker Donskoy

BUT

Unlike in the previous year,
China did not have any prominent
deals in Emerging Europe in Q1.

AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST Q1 2018

194
M&A DEALS

A TOTAL OF
USD 13.7BN

MOST ACTIVE M&A SECTOR:
FINANCE

Regardless of the slower M&A, the median

EV/EBITDA multiple reached its highest point

since mid-2016 at 12.7x.

Yet, the median size of transactions declined slightly to USD 10.7mn.

LATIN AMERICA Q1 2018

351
M&A DEALS

A TOTAL OF
USD 33.7BN

MOST ACTIVE M&A SECTOR:
IT

The first quarter of 2018 in Latin America & the Caribbean was the slowest one for M&A deal flow since mid-2016, as deals barely counted 350.

Nevertheless, the total value of transactions was high and there were some remarkably big deals, such as FibriaCelulosein Brazil (USD 10.6bn).

EMERGING ASIA Q1 2018

931
M&A DEALS

A TOTAL OF
USD 119.9BN

MOST ACTIVE M&A SECTOR:
IT & INTERNET

The US remained the most active foreign investor in Q1 in terms of number of deals.

Japan had the biggest transactions overall, as the country’s total amount spent in Emerging Asia reached USD2.5bn.

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Emerging Asia M&A Value & Volume by Foreign Investor*

* Only deals with investors from a single country were considered.

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EMERGING MARKETS M&A Q1 2018

EMERGING EUROPE Q1 2018

445 M&A DEALS

A TOTAL OF USD 16.4BN

MOST ACTIVE M&A SECTOR: REAL ESTATE

Japan was the largest investor by total deal value due to the EUR 1.3bn purchase of Russian tobacco maker Donskoy

Unlike in the previous year, China did not have any prominent deals in Emerging Europe in Q1.