MILANO (AIMnews.it) – There have been 170 extraordinary transactions carried out by the SMEs listed on AIM, between 2017 and the first half of 2018. The total value of these transactions is equal to 316 million euros, of which 53 million only in 2018. Fifty (49% of the total) companies have carried out M & A actions (acquisitions, mergers, disposals, JVs, acquisitions/leasing of business units, reverse takeovers). The average value of the transactions is equal to 8.5 million euro in 2017 (2.1 million euro the average value) and 2.8 million euro in 2018 (2.5 million euro the average value). This is what emerges from the surveys of the Aim Italia Osservatorio of IR Top Consulting. “The most active companies in terms of M & A, with more than 5 transactions carried out were: GPI (17), Bomi Italia (14), DHH (9), Assiteca, Ecosuntek and Prismi (7)”, explains Anna Lambiase, Managing Director of IR Top Consulting. “60% of extraordinary transactions are acquisitions, 14% sales and 11% mergers. The main extraordinary transactions include: Costamp Group, a company resulting from the transfer to Modelleria Brambilla of Co.Stamp Tools Srl from Co.Stamp Srl; the merger of Gambero Rosso and Class Editori, which launched a float on the company; a mandatory public tender offer launched by Edison on Zephyro, created by the Business Combination of the SPAC GreenItaly1.”