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🤖 AI in M&A: The Future of Due Diligence in Benelux AI is transforming M&A in Benelux, particularly in due diligence. Our 2024/25 Benelux Trend Survey Report, in collaboration with M&A Community Netherlands, explores how AI is speeding up document review, enhancing data analysis, and improving predictive modeling. Key takeaways include: ✅ Faster, AI-powered document reviews ✅ Advanced data insights and predictive modeling ✅ Enhanced risk assessment for better decision-making Learn how AI is reshaping deal-making in Benelux, discover what’s next for M&A, explore other trends shaping the market, and see how Ansarada can provide certainty for your next deals. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ggtvKmSV

🔍 Unlocking Potential: M&A and Tech Trends in MENA 2024 At the halfway point of 2024, the transaction landscape in the Middle East and South Africa is evolving with both challenges and opportunities. While dealmaking has slowed, certain sectors are showing resilience. 📉 MENA Market: Mixed Signals - Dealmaking has slowed in MENA, with private equity (PE) activity dropping to $5.9B across 49 deals—down from $15.4B last year. 🚀 South Africa's Tech Transformation - The tech sector in South Africa is gearing up for major consolidation, driven by the need for scale. 💰 Fundraising Momentum - Despite slower dealmaking, fundraising in MENA remains strong, with $9.4B raised so far in 2024. Notable funds like the $5.2B Oman Future Fund are supporting regional and international growth. In the M&A Tech Outlook Report, optimism and looking forward are discussed as fundraising in MENA is expected to grow with support from international investments and strong government backing. Want to learn more? Check the comments👇 #MergersAndAcquisitions #Fundraising #MENA #SouthAfrica #TechGrowth #Dealmaking #Investments

✨ Honoring Excellence at the Dutch M&A Awards 2024  🎉 As the main sponsor for the eighth consecutive year, we’re proud to support this prestigious event, where over 1000 top-level dealmakers celebrated their successes in the Beurs van Berlage. A huge congratulations to all the winners, and heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this event a success! Special thanks to our partners, M&A Community Netherlands and Sijthoff Media. Here’s to continued success and impactful deal-making in the year ahead. Swipe through for highlights of this unforgettable night! 📸 #MenANL #Ansarada #MergersAndAcquisitions 

🌟 Scaling up: the new priority in M&A 🌟 We’re thrilled to highlight our weekly dealmaker Deanna Carpenter of Hamilton Locke, for her incredible contributions to the M&A EUMI Outlook Report! 🎊 Macroeconomic conditions are creating the perfect backdrop for businesses to capitalise on deal opportunities—and many are focusing on scale to stay competitive. 🚀 Deanna emphasises the appeal of smaller firms in exploration or pre-production stages for larger players looking to replenish resources. Her expertise provides critical insights into how targeted acquisitions can create value across industries.⚡ 💡 Key Trends Driving EUMI M&A: Scaling for success: As inflation drives up costs, companies are pursuing acquisitions to grow efficiently, maintain margins, and fund capital expenditure programs. Consolidation boom: Smaller companies with complementary assets are hot targets, particularly in the material and energy sectors. Stability sells: Acquisitions are increasingly geared towards creating predictable cash flows, which are highly appealing to investors. Thank you to Deanna for her expertise and continued partnership! At Ansarada we are proud to support the M&A community by driving certainty and confidence in this dynamic market. 👇 Dive into the full report in the comment section #MandA  #Dealmakers  #Ansarada #MergersAndAcquisitions

Infrastructure priorities are changing. Externalities are out—and sustainability and social equity are in. Legislators and the public are placing great importance on ethical and environmentally conscious building. As Joshua Schank, Managing Principal at InfraStrategies LLC, Research Associate at the Mineta Transportation Institute, and Senior Fellow at the UCLA Institute for Transportation Studies, puts it: “There is something of an awakening going on about the potential for infrastructure to heal some of the wounds it created.” What can leaders do about it? It’s time to get on board. New infrastructure must be built with an eye to solving specific and pressing problems; transforming past projects for present needs; and solving issues with electrification and mass transit. Learn how to lead the way in a new era of infrastructure in our new industry report: Infrastructure Outlook 2024. The download link is in the comments. #infrastructure #majorprojects #riskmanagement #p3 #ppp #procurementrisks #procurement #bestpractice Brandon Tessier Andy Potter Marie Yogarajaa Richard Baskus Audrey Bailly 🚀 Craig McMahon Duc Hoang Lily Jacobsen Tylor Inigo

🎉✨ End-of-Year Celebrations with the Ansarada Advantage customers! 🌊🛥️ What a night to remember! Our annual Happy Holiday Boat Party was a perfect way to wrap up the year, celebrating our incredible Australian customers - Ansarada Advantage partners who continue to drive success with us. From networking under the Sydney harbour stars 🌟, to DJs spinning tunes 🎧 and dancing the night away 💃🕺—it was a celebration of collaboration, community, and the wins we’ve achieved together in 2024. We’re so grateful to have partners who embody the spirit of excellence and innovation that defines the Ansarada Advantage. Here’s to another year of breaking barriers and achieving greatness together. 🎥 Watch the highlights and feel the energy! Thanks to Michelle Nguyen Jennifer Harley

There’s huge frustration when infrastructure doesn’t hit the mark. It may not be the infrastructure the community truly needs, lack the latest technology, or not have enough funds for maintenance. For instance, building a highway is no guarantee that the infrastructure will fully address mass transit needs. Joshua Schank, Managing Principal at InfraStrategies LLC, Research Associate at the Mineta Transportation Institute, and Senior Fellow at the UCLA Institute for Transportation Studies, explains the problem of conflicting project priorities: “The way that transportation has often been used in the past has been either as a jobs program, a way to create ribbon-cutting for elected officials, or perhaps to satisfy larger interests beyond the people who are actually going to use it.” Learn how to balance political drivers with essential infrastructure needs in our new industry report: Infrastructure Outlook 2024. The download link is in the comments. #infrastructure #majorprojects #riskmanagement #p3 #ppp #procurementrisks #procurement #bestpractice Brandon Tessier Andy Potter Marie Yogarajaa Richard Baskus Audrey Bailly 🚀 Craig McMahon Duc Hoang Lily Jacobsen Tylor Inigo

AI M&A is Taking Over... Brace for 2025! 🚀 While the U.S. tech market might feel a bit quiet, the stage is set for an AI-powered M&A surge in 2025. 📈 Ansarada’s latest data in the M&A Tech Outlook Report shows that tech and telecom deals stayed steady from last year, despite a sharp 50% drop in Q3 2024. But don’t let that fool you—AI, automation, and digital infrastructure are driving new momentum. This may just be the calm before the big AI storm. M&A Tech Outlook Highlights: 📉 Fed Rate Cut: A recent 0.5% cut may fuel growth, setting us up for a much busier 2025 in dealmaking. 💰 AI Deal of the Year: Elon Musk’s xAI snagged $6B in Series B funding from Valor Equity, Andreessen Horowitz, and Sequoia—major players are all in on AI! 🤖 Top Tech Wins: Synopsys’ $35B acquisition of Ansys and HPE’s $14B purchase of Juniper Networks show how AI and software are reshaping M&A. 👇 Read more in the comments. #MergersAndAcquisitions #Ansarada #TechTrends #AI #Dealmakers

🌍 Benelux M&A 2024/25: Navigating Challenges and Risks The path to successful M&A deals in Benelux isn’t without hurdles. According to our 2024/25 Benelux Trend Survey Report with M&A Community Netherlands, three major challenges stand out: 1. Valuation gaps between buyers and sellers 2. Economic instability and market volatility 3. Financing constraints 🔍 Industry insights from experts like Ida van Hasselt - Kuijken from Fortino Capital and Richard Reis from Partner at Argos Wityu shed light on strategies to tackle these challenges—from realistic valuations to adaptive financing strategies. "Economic instability affects everything else. It complicates financing, amplifies valuation discrepancies, and increases competition for quality deals. Geopolitical shifts and trade policy changes only add to the uncertainty." Prepare for what’s ahead and gain valuable insights on navigating the current M&A landscape in Benelux, and discover how Ansarada can provide certainty for your next deals. Read the full story in the comments below 👇

🌍 Energy and M&A: a bright outlook 🌟 This week we are highlighting dealmaker Bryan Benoit of Grant Thornton (US), for his insightful contributions to the M&A EUMI Outlook Report! 🎊 The global energy landscape is currently undergoing a unique shift presenting new challenges. While renewable energy sources like wind and solar continue to expand, traditional energy forms are still in higher quantities to meet consistent rising demand. However, as market conditions stabilise, M&A activity in the energy and materials sectors are predicted to flourish and drive growth in the coming months. 💡 Key Insights: Europe leads the charge: M&A activity in Europe hit $255 billion in H1 2024, a 23% increase from 2023, driven by the UK, Sweden, Spain, and the Czech Republic. 🌎 Volatility easing: Inflation is stabilising, and monetary policy is providing businesses with much-needed clarity to pursue acquisition goals. 📉 Global trends in focus: The surge in European M&A activity reflects broader global trends, with businesses leveraging acquisitions to stay ahead in evolving markets. 🚀 Thank you to Bryan for his expertise and continued partnership! At Ansarada we are proud to support the M&A community across the US, driving certainty and confidence in this dynamic market. 👇 Dive into the full report in the comment section #MandA  #Dealmakers  #Ansarada #MergersAndAcquisitions