In the global automotive industry, there were 14 private equity deals announced in Q4 2023, worth a total value of $230.1m, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $200m institutional buy-out (ibo) EVPassport by Northleaf Capital Partners 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 decreased by 43% in Q4 2023 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $403.8m and fell by 74% as compared to Q4 2022. Related deal volume decreased by 13% in Q4 2023 versus the previous quarter and was 33% lower than in Q4 2022.

Notably, automotive-related deals accounted for a 36% share of the global automotive industry’s private equity deal activity in Q4 2023, up 25% over the previous quarter.

The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q4 2023 were Lincoln International; PricewaterhouseCoopers International; Stifel Financial with 2, 2, 2 deals respectively.

The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q4 2023 were White & Case; Addleshaw Goddard; Jones Day with 3, 2, 2 deals respectively.

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This content was updated on 8 January 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.