On 28 March contrast organized a closed event where the results of the fourth M&A Survey were presented to all participants. The fourth edition of the M&A Survey was based on 300 transactions with a total deal value of 14.7 billion euros and closed in the period 2012-2016. Bart Bellen discussed the main developments since the previous M&A Survey, with the help of an expert panel consisting of Sofie Beernaert (Ackermans & van Haaren), Jos Behiels (ING) and Thierry François (Econopolis / Chairman of Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association). The most significant results of the M&A Survey were validated during the discussion. You can find the pictures here.    

If you are interested in the results of the fourth edition of the M&A Survey, you can send an email to books@contrast.law and order a booklet which includes all results. The M&A Survey will also be covered in an article that will be published shortly in Belgium’s leading corporate law review, Tijdschrift voor Rechtspersoon en Vennootschap / Revue pratique des sociétés.