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Dealmakers prepare to face new uncertainties in 2024

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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

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Search for scale and specialist expertise point to increased dealmaking among asset managers

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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

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Global M&A faces market headwinds in Q2

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Ongoing uncertainty hampers dealmaking in second quarter of the year, but mining megadeals and the race for clean energy offer a ray of hope. Global dealmakers had a lot to contend with in the second quarter of this year....more

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Global M&A loses steam but powers on

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Against the odds, dealmakers put in a solid performance in 2022, but this year has seen a slow start as buyers in the US M&A market clamor for much needed regulatory clarity - Global M&A markets gave both optimists and...more

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Mixed Signals: US M&A FY 2022

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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

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US M&A in review: Momentum can only take you so far

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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

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US M&A Levels Remain Healthy, but Due Diligence and Deal Protections Will Become Even More Critical

Acquisition market participants in the U.S. approached dealmaking with greater caution in 2022 than they did in 2021. Steadily rising interest rates and financing costs, persistent inflation, geopolitical uncertainty,...more

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Notable decisions from Delaware courts

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Williams: Court of Chancery Finds Poison Pill Unenforceable - In February, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a shareholder rights plan (a "poison pill") adopted by The Williams Companies, Inc. at the onset of the...more

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Mind the Gap: Strategies for Addressing the Valuation Gap in European M&A Deals During and After COVID-19

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In a climate where there are so many unknown factors challenging valuation methodologies, we explore a number of mechanisms that European dealmakers may consider during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in order to bridge...more

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COVID-19: Germany Update - How Will the Pandemic Affect Private M&A Deals in Europe?

The COVID-19 pandemic has heavily disrupted M&A activity around the globe and many projects have been put on hold. However, as soon as the pandemic is beyond its peak and lockdown measures have been eased, sellers and buyers...more

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COVID-19 — Observations and Considerations From an M&A Perspective

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the measures being taken at every level to contain the spread thereof is a rapidly evolving public health and humanitarian issue. Naturally, COVID-19 and its...more

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Ahead of the pack: US M&A 2019: Sustainability is an increasing focus for global M&A

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Dealmakers are placing more emphasis on sustainability in the context of their investment practices. This is occurring despite a lack of US federal regulation on companies' sustainability reporting. ...more

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