While the direction of the UK economy remains uncertain, dealmaking is flourishing as the country races ahead of its European peers in the M&A market -
The UK economy currently stands at a crossroads. Critics of the new...more
The pro-business agenda of the new US administration looked set to boost outbound M&A into Europe in 2025, but tariff announcements and geopolitical tumult mean that dealmakers are holding fire for now -
Following a year...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
2/16/2024
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PE dominance -
Private equity and family offices are exerting increasing influence over public takeovers in the UK, with public to private transactions ("P2Ps") making up more than 2/3 of all bids in H1 2021 and...more
10/11/2021
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