M&Ade for the German Market

2025 Germany M&A Outlook

Ansarada in partnership with Mergermarket, surveyed 50 senior executives, 25 working as corporates and 25 as M&A advisors, headquartered in Germany. All responses are anonymous, and results are presented in aggregate.

What's inside the report:

This report takes the pulse of corporate and private equity dealmakers' sentiment of the market over the past year and looks ahead of what's in store for 2025.

56% are optimistic about German GDP growth.
56% perceive increasing M&A activity in the Mittelstand to be positive.
74% expect more domestic German deals in 2025 than in 2024, including 28% who expect a significant pick-up.
68% expect industrials and chemicals will see strong M&A growth in the next 12 months.