What are the Top M&A sectors in the EMEA region in 2025?
- Portugal Business News - Valerie Charoux
- 8 hours ago
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Financial News Europe – Here are the Top M&A sectors by value in the EMEA region in 2025, according to the latest report by Datasite, published in February 2026:
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) dominated deals in the EMEA region in 2025, rising by 24.5% to reach nearly 1.2 trillion euros.
Here are the Top M&A sectors by value in the EMEA region:
1 - Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) sector:
The Technology, Media, and Telecommunications sector ranks No. 1 sector driving Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) deals in the EMEA region in 2025, with a total value of 252,972 million euros.
Most of EMEA’s very largest deals were Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) related, pushing the aggregate value in the sector to 252.1 billion euros, that is an increase of 23.3% year-on-year, as capital continued to concentrate around cybersecurity and digital connectivity assets. TMT also led in volume terms with 3,872 transactions announced, though this did represent a 9.7% decline from 2024. Deals in the Tech sector were fueled by cybersecurity consolidation and telecom network restructuring.
2 – Financial Services sector
The Financial Services sector ranks 2nd sector driving Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) deals in the EMEA region in 2025, with a total value of 188,664 million euros.
Financial services delivered one of the sharpest value accelerations, jumping to 188.7 billion euros, an increase of 81.6%, driven by a handful of large banking, insurance, and asset leasing transactions.
3 – Industrial and Chemicals sector
The Industrial and Chemicals sector ranks 3rd sector driving Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) deals in the EMEA region in 2025, with a total value of 160,993 million euros.
The Industrial and Chemicals sector ranked third on a value basis, with 161 billion euros, that is a 33.9% gain year-on-year as industrial companies adapted to rapidly shifting economic demand trends.
4 – Pharmaceutical, medical and biotech sector
The Pharmaceutical, medical and biotech sector ranks 4th sector driving Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) deals in the EMEA region in 2025, with a total value of 124,216 million euros.
5 – Consumers sector
The Consumers sector ranks 5th sector driving Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) deals in the EMEA region in 2025, with a total value of 105,428 million euros.
