This report is a comprehensive overview of the European buyout market using best-in-class Leveraged Finance and M&A data across ION Analytics. 

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Key Trends in 1H24:

• Buyouts totalled EUR 95bn, up 168%, led by Apollo’s EUR 10.1bn acquisition of a 49% stake in the joint venture entity related to Fab 34.
• Issuance of leveraged loans recovered in 2Q24, rising 62% from 1Q24 to EUR 8.13bn and totalling EUR 13.1bn for 1H24.
• High-yield bond activity for LBOs resumed in 2Q24 with EUR 1.23bn, while half-year issuance was the lowest since 1H17.
• The technology sector topped the table with buyouts totalling EUR 36.5bn.

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