After moderate deal market gains in 2024, dealmakers are eager to leave the uncertainty of the last few years behind and enter a new chapter of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. The conditions look right for further improvement in 2025: interest rates and inflation declined last year, and valuations and investor confidence are recovering in response. That backdrop could unyoke pent-up demand to deploy capital, especially amongst private equity (PE) firms, potentially giving the market a jump start in the first half of 2025.
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