Although the record-breaking deal activity of 2021 spilled over into 2022, headwinds in the first quarter developed into a significant slowdown during the rest of 2022, with an expectation of continued slowness as we enter...more
1/30/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyers ,
Capital Markets ,
CFIUS ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Domestic Dealmaking ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Private Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Real Estate Market ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sellers ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Technology
After a turbulent 18 months which saw M&A crash before an impressive return to form, H2 2021 is set for continued strong deal activity, as well as new challenges -
US M&A progressed steadily through the first half of 2021....more
8/10/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Domestic Dealmaking ,
Enforcement ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Investment ,
Liquidity ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Stock Markets ,
Technology Sector ,
Vaccinations
After a solid 2019, the foundations are in place for a strong start to the M&A year in 2020. The following factors are likely to heavily influence the market in the months ahead.
As we enter a new decade, the signs are...more
2/20/2020
/ 5G Network ,
Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Distressed Assets ,
Economic Growth ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Mergers ,
Middle East ,
Military Escalation ,
National Security ,
Oil & Gas ,
Trade Wars
As the rest of the world backed away from the deal table, confident US corporates continued buying businesses—especially in the life sciences and TMT sectors, and particularly in the domestic market.
US dealmakers had a...more
2/1/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Canada ,
CFIUS ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Domestic Dealmaking ,
Family Businesses ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Global Economy ,
Life Sciences ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Private Equity ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Trade Wars ,
UK ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
The US M&A market delivered a surprisingly robust first half, with total value rising 9 percent year-on-year. Volume, on the other hand, dipped 21 percent.
Defying all odds, US M&A value rose in the first half of 2019....more
We surveyed 200 executives on their views about the future of M&A and found that most remain optimistic about 2019 -
On the one hand, the US economy has grown steadily, unemployment is down, interest rates remain low and...more
2/11/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
CFIUS ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Economic Development ,
Foreign Relations ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Intellectual Property Agreements ,
Mergers ,
Stock Markets ,
Surveys ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Rates ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
The US M&A market delivered another year of strong performance in 2018. Though deal volume dipped 2 percent year-on-year to 5,682 deals, deal value was up by 15 percent over the period, to US$1.5 trillion -
A number of...more
2/7/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Blocked Mergers ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dow Jones ,
Equity Compensation ,
Equity Grants ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FIRRMA ,
GDP ,
Health IT ,
Mandatory Declarations ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
NAFTA ,
National Security Review Proceedings ,
Oil Prices ,
Popular ,
Qualcomm ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Rates ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Vertical Mergers