Abstract
The most interesting details concerning the Austrian M&A-Market 2020: A decrease in number of transactions by 7,3%; A decrease in transaction volume by 5,9%; The share of cross-border transactions of 61,0% continues to be one of the lowest during the observation period; The number of Austrian buyers abroad and of acquisitions of Austrian companies by foreign buyers are exactly equal; The relative share in number of transactions with CEE-countries is the lowest since the fall of the Iron Curtain; A significant decrease of transactions following insolvency proceedings or restructurings - also the lowest value within the observation period; Against the trend, both number as well as share of financially induced transactions were rising. In the last years, sectors which are to be classified as services have gained more and more share amongst main players in the Austrian M&A-Market - at least per number of transactions. In 2020, they completely disappeared from the top ranks - to be replaced by industries profiting from state inter-ventionism.
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