After the year-end excitement, January presented a mixed bag for investors. Initially, equity markets surged due to robust activity data, but the Fed’s January meeting, marked by a hawkish tone, tempered performance.

The M&A landscape, on the other hand, continues to build on the positive momentum observed in the final quarter of 2023. This upward trend is chiefly driven by declining inflation, stabilized interest rates, and the widespread availability of credit.

Finally, with pleasure, we now include a summary of Belgian M&A transactions in our monthly newsletter. For January, we provide more details on around thirty transactions.

Sincerely,

The VDP team