report Highlights

Highlights from our UK M&A  Q1 2025 Valuation Indices, covering UK M&A transaction multiples for M&A deals completed in January – March 2025

Deal Volumes

After steady quarter-on-quarter growth through 2024, the first quarter of 2025 saw UK M&A deal counts fall to 1,194 deals compared to 1,268 deals in Q1 2024. The decline comes after an exceptionally strong Q4 2024, likely driven by front-loaded deal activity in response to the Autumn Budget announcement.

All Cap EBITDA multiple

The median EBITDA multiple is aligned with the comparative quarter in 2024.

SECTOR-BASED INDICES

The Industrials & Business Support Services (“I&BSS”) sector remained the largest in our sample, accounting for 46% of all deals in Q1 2025, while the Consumer sector saw a notable increase in its share of total deal completions.

Within sectors, Industrials and Business Support Services accounted for the largest proportion of M&A deals in Q1 2022 closely followed by Technology, Media and Telecommunications.

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