The third quarter of 2023 on the Polish M&A market saw a noticeable increase in activity, with 94 transactions recorded. This is as many as 20 more than in the same period a year earlier, but 2 less than in the second quarter of this year.

In the second quarter of 2023, we recorded 96 transactions, 7 more than in the same quarter of the previous year and 1 more than the result at the beginning of this year.

In the first quarter of the year, we observed 95 mergers and acquisitions – 9 more than a year ago and as much as 19 more than in the same period of 2021.

What was the sectoral structure of the M&A market in the 2022 year? What do investors expect in 2023?

In the third quarter of 2022, we noticed a significant decrease in the volume of M&A transactions compared to the second quarter – by approx. 16 pp.

In the second quarter of 2022, we recorded as many as 89 M&A transactions, which is the highest result for this period in the history of the report: 7 more than in the corresponding quarter of the previous year and 3 more than at the beginning of this year.

From 2019 on, the number of transactions listed in the first quarters on the Polish M&A market has only grown. In 2022, we already saw an almost two-fold increase in volume compared to Q1 2019 (86 compared to 46).

What was the sectoral structure of the M&A market in the twelve months under analysis?

The second quarter of 2021 showed that despite the 15-month restrictions in the economy, the dynamics of the mergers and acquisitions market in Poland increased significantly – in the past period we recorded as many as 82 M&A transactions.

The 2nd, record quarter of 2021 in M&A transactions in Poland is presented by FORDATA and Navigator Capital experts.