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M&A Annual Report: Is the wave finally arriving?
Powerful forces favor a resurgence in M&A, especially in North America, but dealmakers still have plenty of challenges to stare…
Financial services: Dealmakers adapt to a shifting landscape
In 2024, deals mostly stayed within national borders. In 2025, banking, wealth and asset management, fintech, payments, and capital markets…
Global energy and materials: Overall deal value remains stable, but some segments are gaining share
A range of factors suggests an increase in M&A activity among energy and materials companies in 2025, despite uncertainties in…
Dealmaking through challenges: Lessons from the automotive industry
Sometimes, M&A can pose particularly difficult challenges. The automotive industry offers creative examples of how deals can still get done.
Consumer goods: Seeking market expansion and growth
The broad downward trend of interest rates, coupled with consumer-packaged-goods companies’ cash-rich balance sheets, could lead to an active year…
Technology, media, and telecommunications: Software deals and creative partnerships will carry the day
Multiple trends will likely fuel M&A growth across technology, media, and telecommunications in 2025, with an increase in carve-outs as…
Retain, integrate, thrive: A strategy for managing talent during M&A transactions
Keeping top talent in the fold and engaged before, during, and after a large deal closes is critical for creating…
Private capital: Investors’ cautious stance in 2024 may give way to a more aggressive approach
Private capital firms have been active in several industries, but activity in technology, media, and telecommunications leads the way. And…