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Capital Times, an ITU partner company, has prepared the report “Quarterly M&A Overview of the IT Services Sector in Europe vs. the CEE Region for Q4 of 2024“. The report provides comprehensive data on M&A deals, Enterprise Value/Revenue metrics in Europe and clients, as well as the following insights:
63% of deals were made by buyers from the UK, USA, and 5 EU countries. The most active M&A markets in the CEE region are Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Czechia (67% of all CEE deals).
In Q4 of 2024, the IT Services sector deal value in Europe increased by 10% vs. 4Q 2023, while in the CEE region, the IT Services sector deal value increased by 703% vs. 4Q 2023.
Main rationales for the M&A deals in the IT Services sector for 2024Q4 (Europe) include expansion(29%), synergies(22%), integration(19%), regulatory requirements(15%), workforce acquisition(11%), financial return(4%).
Most of the M&A transactions in the IT services sector in Europe were made by buyers from:
Median deal value in the IT Services sector in Europe in Q4 of 2024 continued the strong growth in 2024 and amounted to $36m, while this value in the CEE region reverted to its average level in 2023 after an increase in 3Q 2024 and amounted to $6m.
Most prominent M&A deals in the IT Services sector were completed with Polish, Czech, Romanian, Serbian, and Croatian companies having headcount from 25 to 6400, while the bidders were also mainly from the CEE region and the UK.
