- With 147 deals by software companies (excluding venture capital), transaction activity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland remains at a record level
- Almost 60% of DACH software companies were taken over by international buyers. This increasing trend underlines the importance of a structured approach to a company sale in order to find the ideal candidate with the highest price willingness
- Private equity contributes almost 55% to transaction activity (as an anchor or add-on) and has become an integral part of the DACH software market
- The central Aareon/TPG ERP software transaction supports our observation that “mature” enterprise software companies can break the 20x EBITDA threshold
