M&A Monitor 2018

Is the sky really the limit for M&A? SInce the first edition of this Belgian M&A Monitor 5 year ago, we have witnessed a continuous surge in the nummber of transactions and the multiples bing paid. The average EV/EBITDA multiple in the Belgian M&A increasedf rom 5.0 in 2013 to 6.7 times EBITDA nowadays. The number one concern highlighted by M&A advisors that filled in our survey, is the current overheating of the market. Nevertheless, two out of three respondents exepect M&A activtiy in Belgium to keep on rising in 2018.