The chemical and petrochemical industry became the leader of the M&A market in July-August 2026 with 5 transactions of $1,674.5 million, while in the same period of 2025 there were no transactions in the industry. This is stated in the bulletin "Market of Mergers and Acquisitions" of the AK&M News Agency (issue No. 341-342).
The largest transaction in two months was the purchase of Russian assets by Linde, which also became the largest exit of a foreigner from the Russian market during the period. In exchange for accepting the debt, Ruskhimalliance bought them for an estimated $1402.5 million. This transfer of ownership was also the largest in July-August.
Transport is in second place with a 12.5% market share with three transactions worth $401.7 million. This is 7 times more than the total of July-August 2025.
The largest transaction in the industry was the nationalization of an asset by court order. So, in July 2026, the Moscow Arbitration Court considered the claim of the Prosecutor General's Office against the companies of the Transbunker group, as well as against its founders Sergey Pugachev and Joseph Sandler. The court turned the shares of the organization in favor of the state, estimating the damage at $241.7 million.
The third place was taken by trading with 10 transactions worth $367.2 million, which is 1.9 times lower than the result of July-August 2025. The M&A market share in the industry was 11.4%.
The largest transaction of the reporting period was the purchase of a controlling interest in Eaptek LLC for an estimated $250.4 million, the buyer being the combined company Wildberries and Russ. The deal took the second place in July-August.
In fourth place were services with 6 transactions worth $286.5 million (market share — 8.9%), which decreased by 1.8% compared to the total of July-August 2025.
The largest transaction of two months was the purchase of a network of medical centers: in July, the European Medical Center (EMC) became the owner of 100% of shares in the network of private multidisciplinary clinics "Scandinavia" (Ava-Peter LLC), acquiring them from Alexey Mordashov's Severgroup LLC for an estimated $227.9 million.
Construction and development came in fifth place with 8 transactions worth $175.3 million, which is 5.7 times lower than the total of July-August 2025. The industry's market share by volume was 5.4%.
The largest transaction of the period was the purchase of RVB LLC in August of the former office of FC Otkritie on Letnikovskaya Street as part of the Vivaldi Plaza business Center for an estimated $99.8 million.
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