In 2024, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market showed recovery both nationally and internationally. After a decline in 2023 due to economic and geopolitical uncertainty and higher interest rates, the number of transactions increased significantly again in 2024, despite lingering geopolitical tensions and recession risks. This increase, particularly in the midmarket, was largely due to private equity.

LXA Lawyers benefited from this upward trend and even more than that. LXA Lawyers' corporate/M&A team assisted no fewer than 48 transactions in 2024. Most of these involved acquisitions by private equity or an industry peer, but also a number of mergers, investment rounds and business successions (management buy ins/outs).
LXA's field of activity was also broad in terms of industries: most transactions concerned trade and services, closely followed by manufacturing, construction and ICT. Last year, LXA Advocaten was also able to help both FC Den Bosch and Vitesse find new owners.

LXA Advocaten's M&A team has thus had a top year, both quantitatively and qualitatively. The trend of 2024 seems to be continuing; the first deals of 2025 have already been closed.

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