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Why 2021 Is A Seller’s Market

A Seller’s Market Versus a Buyer’s Market

In a seller's M&A market, excess demand for assets that are in limited supply gives sellers more power when it comes to pricing. Such demand can be generated and galvanized by circumstances that include a strong economy, lower interest rates, high cash balances, and solid earnings. Other factors that can instill confidence in buyers—leading to more bidders willing to pay a higher purchase price—include strong brand equity, significant market share, innovative technology, and streamlined distributions that are difficult to emulate or recreate from scratch.

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Irish M&A in 2019 – Seller’s Market is Predicted to Continue

Posted on February 18, 2019 By in Irish M&A + Mega-Deals + Seller's Market

Looking back at deal activity in 2018 within the Irish market, there was a strong appetite for deal making as, while the volume of transactions dipped slightly, the 440 transactions recorded by Experian is at the higher end of the typical annual volume, and the value of transactions hit €92bn, up from €31bn the previous year. This was boosted because of an increase in large and mega-deals, with seven €1bn plus deals announced during 2018, up from six in 2017. However, it was the €52bn acquisition of Dublin-headquartered drug maker, Shire PLC, by Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda that dominated the deal landscape.

Not only was this the largest transaction of the year, but it was the biggest corporate takeover in Irish history, in a year characterised by high-value M&A in the global pharmaceuticals space – a trend that looks set to continue into 2019.

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