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Governmental pressure and an improving macroeconomic outlook could see French buyout activity gaining on the UK French private equity activity posted an impressive deal value in the first half of 2024 despite political and...more
Many acquisitions, especially privatisations, are structured as a statutory merger, and in this article, we provide a brief overview of Cayman Islands (“Cayman”) mergers and consolidations and the general requirements for...more
Digital Infrastructure – the cell towers, data centers, fiber and small cells that power our wireless and mobile data – is one of the fastest growing investment sectors today. New technologies such as 5G and IoT have put...more
"Private credit managers are facing increased competition from investment banks, leading to a renewed availability of alternative options for larger borrowers who haven't had such choices for the past 18 months. In an effort...more
Latham hosted our second Public M&A Day in Frankfurt, bringing together senior executives and Latham partners to discuss opportunities in the current public M&A sector. Renowned experts and prominent keynote speakers...more
Robust supply chains are vital to our closely connected global economy. Yet escalating geopolitical tensions, persistent inflation and a fragile macroeconomic outlook are presenting businesses with a fresh wave of supply...more
Blick auf den Markt und die bedeutendsten Transaktionen - Die Analyse öffentlicher Übernahmen im Jahr 2023 erscheint auf den ersten Blick wie eine Blaupause des Vorjahres. Die bereits 2022 festgestellten Trends bestätigten...more
Global M&A activity continued to make slow progress in 2023, with stubbornly high interest rates and stringent financing conditions stifling market confidence. Nearly US$3.2 trillion of M&A deals were announced last year—a...more
Global M&A Activity Endures Headwinds in 2023 and Displays Resilience Going Into 2024 - Despite market headwinds, dealmakers have looked to carveouts, spin-offs, joint ventures and other creative deal structures to engage...more
Fundraising challenges, higher financing costs, market volatility and an ever-tighter regulatory environment are upping the pressure for M&A among asset managers. Those drivers, however, apply differently depending on which...more
Welcome to our year-end edition of M&A Insights, where we preview some of the themes we expect to shape deal-making over the next 12 months. Continued volatility in the debt markets has resulted in another subdued year for...more
Below is our Corporate / M&A decisions update covering decisions in the fourth quarter of 2022. This update is designed to highlight selected important M&A, corporate, and commercial court decisions on a quarterly basis....more
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
M&A started strong in 2022 with robust deal activity and megadeals dominating the landscape that was largely the result of unprecedented spillover from 2021. But then, things took a turn and deals stalled in the second half...more
Geo-political turmoil, economic headwinds and increased regulatory scrutiny has led to market volatility and unearthed significant value opportunities in the public markets....more
As predicted in our previous M&A report, 2022 has not lived up to the runaway performance of 2021. As activity—still at impressive levels considering everything that has been thrown at the deal market—takes a breather, we...more
Explore the data The headline for the first half of 2022 is that US M&A markets are still remarkably healthy, despite a confluence of headwinds. Without question, 2021 was an exceptional year, fueled by pent-up demand,...more
Interest in high-growth industries such as TMT and financial services resulted in a string of deals—from both local and international bidders. Egyptian dealmaking delivered a strong performance in 2021. A total of US$6.7...more
M&A activity in Western Europe surged in Q3 on the back of strong PE interest and low UK stock prices - Dealmaking in Western Europe reached a post-crisis record in the third quarter of the year as dealmaker confidence...more
High-growth industries continue to attract investor interest despite COVID disruptions - Vietnam’s M&A activity is set for another robust year following 2020’s potent performance. In the first three quarters, deals with...more
Automotive and automotive-adjacent M&A sees fourth consecutive quarterly rise in value, supported by strong SPAC interest in electric vehicles - Looking at automotive sector M&A, you would think the pandemic had never...more
After a challenging 2020, APAC private equity dealmakers are forging ahead with deals, and financing markets are well-positioned to support the revival - Private equity (PE) firms in the Asia-Pacific region are...more
US M&A Outlook: Rebounding Market Fuels Optimism for Deal Activity in 2021 - The U.S. M&A market faced unprecedented challenges in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dealmaking returned in full force by the end of...more
Welcome to the Akin Gump Global Private Equity/M&A Survey 2021: Opportunities Ahead. The last 12 months have been hugely challenging for dealmakers around the world but, after an initial period of disruption following...more
After the extension of the March 29 Brexit deadline to October, Western Europe's private equity market staged a frenzied comeback in Q2. Deal volume fell from 510 to 399 deals at the same time that value surged by 88%...more