In the global automotive industry, there were 24 private equity deals announced in Q1 2024, worth a total value of $549.4m, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $332.9m investment by BPI France, Eurazeo, PGGM, RIVE Private Investment, Serena Capital and SNCF Group in Electra. was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. A thorough analysis of the disruptive themes and the Private Equity deal activity are included in GlobalData’s Automotive Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report. Buy the report here.

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In value terms, private equity deal activity increased by 137% in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $231.6m and fell by 65% as compared to Q1 2023. Related deal volume increased by 50% in Q1 2024 versus the previous quarter and was 50% higher than in Q1 2023.

Notably, automotive-related deals accounted for a 38% share of the global automotive industry’s private equity deal activity in Q1 2024, up 50% over the previous quarter.

The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q1 2024 were FRP Corporate Finance; Houlihan Lokey; JCK with 1, 1, 1 deals respectively.

The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q1 2024 were Baker & McKenzie; Binder Grosswang Rechtsanwalte; Clifford Chance with 1, 1, 1 deals respectively.

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This content was updated on 23 April 2024

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GlobalData’s Deals Database tracks global deal activity, including mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements. Proprietary analysis is used to group deals into key thematic areas and granular sectors across the world’s largest industries.

This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumoured deals. Deal type includes Acquisition, Asset transactions and Mergers.