Category: M&A Trends

Each month, we review mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions to better understand sector dynamics. Here are the ones that caught our attention in September in Luxembourg and Belgium:   Euro-Composites, Luxembourg composite manufacturer, acquired by German group Schütz Euro-Composites, a Luxembourg-based group active in the design and production of composite materials for aerospace, defense, and railway industries, has been acquired by the German family-owned group Schütz.

Each month, we review the latest M&A deals to gain a better understanding of sector dynamics. Here are those that caught our attention in August in Luxembourg, Belgium and France:   Luxembourg copper foil manufacturer Circuit Foil goes under Chinese flag Circuit Foil, the Wiltz-based Luxembourg manufacturer of fine copper foils, is to be acquired by the Chinese industrial group Defu Technology for €174 million.

Each month, we review the latest M&A deals to gain a better understanding of sector dynamics. Here are those that caught our attention in July in Luxembourg, Belgium and France: Luxembourg asset manager Qualion acquired by Crystal Group Luxembourg-based asset manager Qualion, which also operates in Belgium, has been acquired by the French Crystal Group, backed by Goldman Sachs Private Equity and Seven2.

Access to credit, company valuations, buyer appetite: sales, acquisitions and capital raising operations are directly influenced by the macroeconomic environment. For a better understanding of current trends, we offer a summary of the main economic indicators to June 30, 2025.

Each month, we review the latest M&A deals to gain a better understanding of sector dynamics. Here are those that caught our attention in June in Luxembourg, Belgium and France: Luxembourg-based scale-up Tadaweb raises $20 million to accelerate its expansion in cybersecurity Founded in 2011 in Luxembourg, Tadaweb develops OSINT (Open Source INTelligence) platforms that automate the collection and analysis of online data, reducing analysts' workload from weeks to minutes.

Each month, we review the latest M&A deals to gain a better understanding of sector dynamics. Here are those that caught our attention in May in Luxembourg and Belgium: BIL Manage Invest, a specialist in Luxembourg fund structuring, acquired by Waystone BIL Manage Invest, a subsidiary of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) specializing in the structuring of traditional and alternative investment vehicles - with a team of 26 people, 77 sub-funds and €6.9 billion in assets under management - comes under the control of Waystone, a global provider of services to the asset management industry.

Every month, we take a look at the latest M&A deals to gain a better understanding of sector dynamics. Here are those that caught our attention in April in Luxembourg, Belgium and France: Yellow T International, a Luxembourg-based transport group, acquires MP Trans with the support of AKCEAN The Yellow T International group has finalized the acquisition of MP Trans, a Luxembourg-based freight forwarder specializing in partial freight forwarding.

Access to credit, company valuations, buyer appetite: sales, acquisitions and capital raising operations are directly influenced by the macroeconomic environment. For a better understanding of current trends, we offer a summary of the main economic indicators for the first quarter of 2025.

Each month, we take a look at the latest M&A deals to gain a better understanding of sector dynamics. Here are those that caught our attention in March in Luxembourg, Belgium and France: Fortius, the Luxembourg art storage specialist, is taken over by its management with the support of AKCEAN Fortius has been taken over by its directors Claude Hermann and François Duverger via a Management Buy Out, accompanied by AKCEAN as M&A advisor.

Each month, we analyze M&A transactions to explore current sector trends. In February, here are the deals that made the news: IQ-EQ acquires Agama, a specialist in regulatory compliance in France and Luxembourg IQ-EQ, an international group based in Luxembourg and specializing in services for investment funds and companies, has acquired Agama, an independent regulatory compliance company operating in France and Luxembourg, with over 50 employees.