M&A Finance & Banking Outlook Report 2025 by Ansarada

Brussels-born start-up Chift raises €10.5 million Series A funding round led by European fintech investor BlackFin Capital Partners.

Rood & Riddle joins the Equine Care Group as the latest addition to its five-year acquisition spree.

PwC head of M&A Tax, Nancy de Beule, navigates Belgium’s EBITDA multiples, capital gains and withholding tax using a combination of tax-savvy and accounting know-how.

David Theys has spent more than 25 years moving through the world's financial capitals – in London, Paris, Moscow, Dubai, Hong Kong – before settling, a decade ago, back in Belgium. Today he lives in Antwerp and is based close to Brussels, but his career reads like a map of global finance: investment banking, corporate finance, restructuring, debt advisory, valuation.

Intera Partners-backed vehicle-damage services provider Suvia Group has acquired AutoRepairGroup from PE firm Standard Investment.

Prompt-first dealmaking and semantic search are streamlining due diligence, allowing M&A professionals to focus on strategic value rather than dredging through documents.

Reverz merges with the Belgian enterprise hardware specialist, Ker Bolton, to become a global leader in IT lifecycle management.

Digital used-car leasing company Lizy plans to accelerate its ARR and European expansion with new investment.

Marc Coucke's investment firm, Alychlo has acquired a majority stake in famous ribs restaurant chain, Amadeus, to accelerate its nationwide rollout.

Belgian cultivated seafood startup Fishway has been acquired by Israel-based industrial technology company, Ever After Foods.

Benelux’s authorised Toshiba HVAC distributor, Intercool, has been acquired by Carrier Global Corporation.

Esprit ICT has acquired local specialist in integrated health tech and access control, Act with Care.