M&A Monitor 2016

Shedding light on M&A in Belgium in 2016

• PREFACE
• METHOD
• ABOUT THE RESPONDENTS
• THE EVOLUTION OF THE BELGIAN M&A MARKET
• MOTIVES
• VALUATION
• DEAL STRUCTURING & FINANCING
• DEAL PROCESS
• TRENDS & CHALLENGES
• FINAL THOUGHTS

About the Centre for mergers, acquisitions and buyouts

Vlerick Business School’s Centre for Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts develops and disseminates knowledge concerning best practices in the entire M&A field − from deal origination to completion, from financing to integration. The Centre reaches out to key decision-makers and influencers in an M&A process as well as to professional advisors and intermediaries. Founded in 2016, the Centre incorporates all of the activities of the Platform for Entrepreneurial Buyouts, including the annual Buy Your Own Company Conference and the Buyout Academy. Its activities are supported by Bank J.Van Breda & C°, BDO and Gimv.