The SME-leveraged finance market in Germany suffered a setback in the first quarter of 2024. Compared to the previous quarter, the number of transactions fell by 31%, according to the latest MidCapMonitor published by Houlihan Lokey. Thorsten Weber, Managing Director and Head of Sponsor Finance, DACH, explained to Börsen-Zeitung that private equity investors are still hardly bringing any new deals to the market. As a result, the M&A market as an engine for new financing is stuttering.
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