Trends in buy-and-build strategies in Corona times.

Under the influence of Corona in the first half of 2020, the total number of tran­sac­tions initi­ally decreased due to the uncer­tain­ties. Buy-and-build concepts, howe­ver, are proving successful in Corona times. Smal­ler compa­nies in parti­cu­lar bene­fit from selling to a PE-led company as part of buy-and-build concepts. It enables them to become part of a larger group and thus gain access to new products and markets, achieve a stron­ger percep­tion by custo­mers and suppli­ers, increase the attrac­ti­ve­ness for quali­fied employees and achieve econo­mies of scale on the cost side. This can be enorm­ously important, espe­ci­ally in a crisis.