Private Equity In Malta – Q&As

What proportion of transactions have involved a financial sponsor as a buyer or seller in the jurisdiction over the last 24 months?

There are no official statistics issued by any Maltese authority in respect of merger and acquisition transaction or private equity transactions taking place in Malta or involving Maltese companies. However, much of the merger and acquisition activity that we deal with tend to be strategic transactions intended to increase market share or expand into a new service/ product offering. Transactions involving a financial sponsor are less frequent in Malta. We attribute this primarily to the fact that the Maltese market is a very small market composed of a population of less than half a million.