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Europe Energy and Infrastructure M&A: Risks and Opportunities in 2025

Although 2024 marked another challenging year for M&A globally, the European energy and infrastructure market showed signs of resilience in the face of persistent economic and geopolitical pressures.

If the uncertainties driving buyer-seller value misalignments continue to subside over the coming year, we anticipate there will be a rapid deployment of capital, and commensurate acquisition opportunities, across the sector.

In this article we consider what factors, on both a macroeconomic and market-specific level, are likely to drive or subdue dealmaking over the next 12 months.

*Max Marshall, a Trainee Solicitor in the London office, contributed to this article. 

This information is provided by Vinson & Elkins LLP for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended, nor should it be construed, as legal advice.