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Canada’s Q2 2025 M&A Landscape

Bennett Jones LLP on 7/17/2025

The total number of Canadian M&A deals declined in the second quarter of 2025 as tariff disruption and uncertainty hampered dealmaking activity. However, the overall value of announced Canadian deals was up considerably in...more

South & Southeast Asia M&A Report

Conyers on 4/14/2025

We are pleased to provide this twice-annual report summarising notable mergers and acquisitions activity in South and Southeast Asia, highlighting transactions over US$100 million in aggregate value. This edition features...more

U.S. Private Equity Market Recap - January 2025

Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/23/2025

U.S. PE deal activity: Deal activity was slightly down in 2024 with a 3% YoY decline, while deal value was up 14%. Transaction activity did not make the strong comeback dealmakers were hoping for in 2024 as investors...more

Tepid UK & European private capital markets spur unicorns into inorganic opportunities

White & Case LLP on 10/4/2024

3 reasons for continuously high fintech M&A activity levels: Banks target indirect digital access: Through credit lines, investments in venture capital funds, collaborations with innovators and establishment of next...more

Bermuda Public Companies Update, Summer 2024

Conyers on 8/7/2024

This edition of the Bermuda Public Companies Update summarises significant transactions involving Bermuda companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq in the first half of 2024. Global Market Update -...more

Why the Capital One-Discover Merger Makes Sense

Mogin Law LLP on 8/5/2024

When federal agencies review bank mergers, the competition issues typically relate to the number and location of physical branches and the extent of any overlap in the areas served. By contrast, the proposed $35 billion...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: April 2024

K&L Gates LLP on 5/17/2024

Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Charges Company with Providing Incorrect, Incomplete, and Misleading Information During a Merger Control Proceeding - On 19 March 2024, the European Commission (Commission) sent...more

Cross-Border M&A Opportunities Favor the Prepared

DarrowEverett LLP on 4/18/2024

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) unlock growth, diversification, and a stronger global stance for businesses. These strategic moves enable firms from different nations to blend resources, making way into new...more

The 3rd Fintech Epoch: Europe’s first-movers drive M&A amid tightened purse strings

White & Case LLP on 9/25/2023

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Fintech - Whilst many European start-ups have struggled to successfully execute funding rounds at valuation levels of yesteryear, more mature fintechs...more

Transatlantic M&A bull run set for comeback

White & Case LLP on 9/15/2023

Encouraged by the relative strength of the dollar and improving financing conditions, US bidders are snapping up European assets - Transatlantic M&A was enjoying record-high activity before the war in Ukraine sparked...more

Healthcare Trends & Transactions Q2 2023

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 7/28/2023

The healthcare M&A market appears to be steadying. Although deal activity through the year appears slightly below the high-water marks for the corresponding period of 2022, deal activity is generally up from the first quarter...more

Guide to D&O Insurance for SPAC IPOs, 2023 Edition

Woodruff Sawyer on 5/24/2023

As they go through their initial public offering (IPO) and the subsequent merger & acquisition (M&A) process, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) face many regulatory, legal, and business hurdles. Obtaining the...more

Corporate Digest: Notable Deals and Transactions - March 2023

Conyers on 4/27/2023

This digest outlines some of the significant legal work undertaken by Conyers on behalf of our clients around the world since the beginning of 2022. The year was challenging for many of our clients, with global uncertainty...more

As SPAC Boom Subsides, Some De-SPACed Companies Seek Chapter 11 Protection

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/24/2023

The contraction of the market for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the recent challenges de-SPACed companies have encountered have attracted considerable press attention. The stocks of many de-SPACed...more

Q4 2022 Quarterly Corporate / M&A decisions updates

Hogan Lovells on 4/7/2023

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

SPAC Mergers with Public Companies: A New Trend?

Woodruff Sawyer on 4/5/2023

Bull Horn Holdings Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), merged with Coeptis Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company developing cell therapy platforms for cancer, in October 2022. In...more

Five Trends Shaping Payments M&A

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/8/2023

The last 12 months have seen dramatic falls in fintech and payments valuations, but with the payments sector now a core part of the financial services ecosystem, strategic imperatives will continue to drive deals despite...more

Q&A: The State Of Oil & Gas M&A Activity & What To Expect In 2023

Opportune LLP on 12/16/2022

The current landscape of M&A and A&D dealmaking in the U.S. oil and gas industry looks a lot different than what it did in the 2015-2019 period. During the pandemic, commodity prices sank to historically low levels (WTI crude...more

Bermuda Public Companies Update - August 2022

Conyers on 9/21/2022

This edition of the Bermuda Public Companies Update summarises significant transactions involving Bermuda companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in the first half of 2022....more

US utilities M&A remains resilient in H1

White & Case LLP on 9/2/2022

The US utilities dealmaking scene appears to be springing back to life. Following two years of below average activity amid the pandemic, there are positive signs of a revival in deal activity. There were 24 deals in the...more

US M&A settles back down

White & Case LLP on 8/23/2022

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

New Space Investments and Acquisitions Take Off

Perkins Coie on 3/24/2022

This article is the first of a series by the Perkins Coie New Space industry group on developments in the "new space" industry. Responsible for lowering the cost to access space, the "new space" industry has been developing...more

Australian M&A delivers groundbreaking year

White & Case LLP on 3/8/2022

Australian M&A returned to full power in 2021, following a dip in activity in 2020 as the pandemic took hold. Deal activity within the country exceeded even the most ambitious predictions, with a total of US$256 billion in...more

Financial institutions M&A: Stock Exchanges/Trading Venues

White & Case LLP on 9/24/2021

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: stock exchanges/trading venues — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - Global FMI juggernauts snatch up fund platforms, trading venues and data analytics providers, under the...more

Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/5/2020

As health organizations and governments around the world work to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), businesses should be mindful of the various ways the virus may impact their operations and employees. The wide range of...more

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