Senior executives from corporate and private equity firms were asked in the second and third quarters of 2020 what the biggest motivation is if they are considering divestments. Countering the effect of COVID-19 was the main reason for divestment decisions, quoted by 83 percent of respondents in that year. Second came capital raising for increased financial flexibility with 55 percent, and third was regulatory pressure at 28 percent.
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CMS Cameron McKenna. (September 22, 2020). If you are considering divestments, what is the motivation for this? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/410686/europe-m-and-a-divestment-reasons/
CMS Cameron McKenna. "If you are considering divestments, what is the motivation for this?." Chart. September 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/410686/europe-m-and-a-divestment-reasons/
CMS Cameron McKenna. (2020). If you are considering divestments, what is the motivation for this?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/410686/europe-m-and-a-divestment-reasons/
CMS Cameron McKenna. "If You Are Considering Divestments, What Is The Motivation for This?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/410686/europe-m-and-a-divestment-reasons/
CMS Cameron McKenna, If you are considering divestments, what is the motivation for this? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/410686/europe-m-and-a-divestment-reasons/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
If you are considering divestments, what is the motivation for this? [Graph], CMS Cameron McKenna, September 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/410686/europe-m-and-a-divestment-reasons/