South East M&A Barometer: High Growth Business Trends
5th June 2024
In Q1 2024 there were slightly more M&A transactions involving high growth companies compared to Q1 2023. We had hoped to see a greater uptick for the first quarter, but despite this not yet coming to fruition, optimism remains.
Read our South East M&A Barometer 2024: Q1 update.
Key findings
The key findings highlighted in the Q1 update are:
- Optimism remains for 2024, with expectations of increased M&A activity in the South East
- Global conflicts and key elections in the UK and US contribute to a cautious outlook
- Valuation discussions are causing some deals to take longer to execute
- Private equity deals are also under pressure to reflect current market sentiment.
