OVERVIEW

Highlights from our March 2025 Valuation Barometer, covering deals and valuation multiples in UK M&A in February 2025. Request the Executive Summary below.

HIGHLIGHTS

There was a fall in the number of deals completed in February, relative to previous months.

DEAL COMMENTARY

The largest deal in February was Blackstone Infrastructure’s acquisition of Safe Harbor Marinas LLC for £4.5bn.

SPOTLIGHT TRANSACTIONS

Other deals during February included:

• MMC Singapore Resources’ acquisition of Anglo American for £397 million.
• Montagu’s acquisition of Multifonds for £323 million.
• UPM Raflatac’s acquisition of Metamark for £146 million.

The smaller end of the market witnessed the following deals:

• AstraZeneca PLC’s acquisition of FibroGen for £67 million.
• XPS Pensions Group’s acquisition of  Polaris Actuaries for £58.4 million.
• Checkit PLC’s acquisition of Crimson Tide for £6.5 million.

SAMPLE COMPLETED AND ANNOUNCED M&A MULTIPLES – February 2025

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