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Private capital enters the defence sector
Following the discussion on defence M&A at this year’s Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum, the topic of private capital entering the sector continues to gain relevance. Wolff van Sintern, partner and co-founder of ETNA and a panellist at the forum, shares his perspective in an interview with Dienas Bizness on the role of private […]
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Baltic M&A market overview 2025: solid overall performance with headline deals by foreign investors
Based on preliminary data as of 10 December, in 2025 the Baltic M&A market slowed down a bit by deal count (-19% compared to the same period of 2024), but has already surpassed the full-year level of 2023, by 16%. This year’s impressive leap in the total announced deal value (+47%, nearly reaching the record […]
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Baltic M&A overview – H1 2025: the market adapts to a new pace
Compared to the record level of dealmaking in the first half of 2024, the Baltic M&A market in H1 2025 slightly fell back in terms of transaction numbers, but total deal value surged, partly driven by increased startup activity. In the context of a steep decrease in the number of deals in EMEA (over -20% […]
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Baltic M&A market overview 2024: the year of revival
Last year marked a revival for the Baltic M&A market, and we anticipate that 2025 will bring even stronger growth. The end of 2024 and the start of this year have been particularly intense for our M&A team, leaving us with an optimistic outlook! According to Mergermarket data, the total number of announced deals in […]
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Baltic M&A market: Deal activity gets no major hit in 2023, builds up encouraging pipeline for 2024
Last year, the Baltic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market slowed down slightly from the previous year in terms of the number of deals. Despite the minor decline, the numbers still remained significantly above pandemic-time levels, according to statistics compiled by M&A database Mergermarket. While the deal count downturn wasn’t significant, the total disclosed value of […]