According to CzechInvest’s methodology, 142 M&A transactions were announced in the third quarter of 2021.The greatest M&A activity was again recorded in the Real Estate & Construction sector with 40 transactions announced. The second largest number of mergers and acquisitions was observed in the Retail, Consumer Goods & Entertainment sector with 30 transactions, followed by the Industrial Manufacturing sector with 16 transactions. These three sectors dominated the Czech M&A market in the third quarter of 2021, the report says.

CzechInvest also offers the CzechLink service, a tool to identify potential M&A targets for foreign investors. Local companies participating in the CzechLink project undergo business evaluation and financial analysis. This allows the CzechInvest agency to match the companies with investors’ needs, the report says.

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