HORIZONS | BDO'S GLOBAL VIEWOF MID-MARKET DEAL ACTIVITY 33
ISRAEL SUBDUED DEAL ACTIVITY SEES VOLUME FALL BUT VALUE REMAINS STABLE
M&A activity recorded a slight increase during Q3 2021 in terms of value. A total of 29 deals, with a combined deal value of USD 3,264m, were successfully completed inQ3 2021. This represented a slight increase in deal value at 1.7%but there was a decrease in deal volume to 29 from 40 completed deals inQ2 2021. Deal value remained relatively stable while deal volume significantly decreased, resulting in a 40.3% appreciation in the average transaction value toUSD 112.6mcompared to the previous quarter (USD 80.3m), indicating that a series of larger deals were completed inQ3 2021.
Private equity activity was weak in Q3 2021, with figures showing a downturn in terms of both volume and value. PE accounted for just four deals worth a total of USD 757m, representing just 13.8% of the quarterly deal count and 23.2% of the value. KEY SECTORS AND DEALS Israel’s top 10 deals in Q3 2021 had an aggregated value of USD 2,638m, representing 80.8% of the total transactions. The quarter’s biggest transaction was the USD 400m acquisition of liveU Limited by The Carlyle Group. Other big deals included the USD 374m acquisition of Zerto LTD by the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and the USD 335m acquisition of IntSights Cyber Intelligence Ltd. by Rapid7, Inc. Looking at the sector picture, TMT accounted for 11 deals (38% of total transactions) in Q3 2021. Business Services and Industrials & Chemicals were in joint second place, each accounting for four
BIG PICTURE
• Q3 2021 M&A value remained constant (with a slight increase of 1.7%) compared to the previous quarter. Deal volume dropped from 40 deals in Q2 2021 to 29 deals in Q3 2021 • PE activity decreased from the previous quarter • The BDO Heat Chart shows
97 potential deals, suggesting a ramp up in activity ahead.
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