The domestic market of corporate mergers and acquisitions expanded by two percent last year

The market of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) continued to grow in Hungary in 2015. The number of transactions increased by 27 percent, while the estimated size of the market, increased by two percent in 2015 compared to 2014 – Dezse Margaret, head of the EY’s transaction advisory division said on Tuesday in Budapest.

She pointed out that in the Central and Southern European region a total 1281 transactions were disclosed last year, with an estimated total value of nearly 43.1 billion USD. The estimated value of the Hungarian M&A market in 2015 exceeded 1.5 billion USD, which is a 20 percent increase compared to 2013. (MTI)