Our report contains an analysis of more than 198 software investments conducted by more than 83 financial investors across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Our sector mapping further covers analyses regarding the size and subsectors of the companies, the investors and the investment date.
The valuation section provides a comprehensive overview and detailed insights into private and public markets. IMAP’s deal dashboard analyzes the German and European M&A market in terms of deal volume and deal value. The public markets section analyzes current valuation levels and drivers across IMAP’s software subsectors.
Jurgis V. Oniunas
IMAP Chairman
At the start of the year, the outlook for Q1 was highly optimistic, with expectations of slowing inflation, lower interest rates, and improving growth projections. Unfortunately, we live in interesting times. Early in the year, speculation around the disruptive impact of AI on traditional SaaS business models triggered a significant revaluation in parts of the Software sector. More recently, escalation in the Middle East conflict has introduced fresh volatility – pushing oil prices higher, adding upward pressure on inflation, and creating supply-chain uncertainties. While it is too early to tell how these new shocks will eventually affect the global M&A market, we can be sure that our dealmakers around the world are on the ground every day – negotiating, re-evaluating, adjusting positions, and adapting to whatever the environment throws at them to deliver the best outcomes for their clients. They’ve done it for over 50 years, and that’s exactly what they’ll continue to do, no matter the conditions.
