46
%
46% of deals in the FS sector required regulatory approval
Regulatory approval
24
%
Greater number of deals with a gap between exchange and completion (24%) due to regulatory landscape and third-party consents.
Exchange-completion gap
59
%
Earn-outs featured in 59% of deals helping to balance the valuation expectations of buyers and sellers in an uncertain economic outlook.
Earn-outs
80% of deals employed some form of pricing mechanism, with locked box representing 34%
80
%
Pricing mechanism
25
%
Reduced number of deals involving overseas entities (25%)
Overseas entities
27
%
Number of deals involving some form of deferred consideration has decreased (27%).
Deferred consideration