PRINT THIS PAGE The European Consulting Mergers & Acquisitions Report 200726/09/2007. Source: Equiteq LLP. 
During the period 2002 to 2006 there were 602 sales of consulting firms – on average more than two deals per week but rising to a peak of four deals per week in 2006, according to the equiteq European Consulting Mergers & Acquisitions Report 2007. In the 61% (367) of deals where financial data was available, the total value of the market was £19.5bn or approximately £52m per firm sold. Strip out the few ‘mega deals’ during that period and the average deal size drops to £20m. Since 2003, market activity has more than tripled in volume and increased by more than 500% in value. The UK is the centre of Europe for deal activity, with nearly half of all sellers and buyers coming from the UK. The USA and France are the next most likely countries to find a buyer.
Prior to 2006 the traditionally largest category of buyer was other consulting firms looking to increase their capability, market reach or geography through acquisition. In 2006 this category of buyer was eclipsed for the first time on record by Private Equity buyers looking to the sector for a good return on investment.
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