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Riding out the downtrend: Q2’24 M&A trends in financial services
2024 marks a dynamic rebound in financial services, fueled by strategic adjustments and significant policy influences.
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Consolidations continue: Q2’24 M&A trends in ENRC
Companies in the ENRC sector are leveraging strategic acquisitions and innovative pricing strategies to drive growth amid challenges.
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Open for Business: Q2’24 M&A trends in C&R
Quarterly analysis shows consumer and retail M&A set to rise as interest rates fall, with PE firms driving volume and value.
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A familiar position: H1’ 24 M&A trends in travel, leisure, and hospitality
Gain key insights for future TLH M&A success as dealmakers navigate rate uncertainty, harness tech, and prioritize sustainability.
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Encouraging signs: Q2’24 M&A trends in TMT
TMT M&A to rebound as dealmakers focus on AI and operational improvements amid an improving macroeconomic environment.
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Potential for an upswing: Q1’24 M&A trends in consumer & retail
Uncover the dynamics of M&A trends, key deals, and future prospects in the consumer and retail sector during Q1'24.
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Shaking up the competitive landscape: Q1'24 M&A trends in financial services
Q1'24 FS M&A sees deal volume falling due to concerns about interest rates, inflation, and politics, Basel III, interest rates, and politics, steering firms towards strategic reassessment.
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Resilience despite uncertainties: Q1'24 M&A trends in ENRC
Discover our Q1’24 insights on M&A trends, strategic alliances, and a positive outlook in the evolving ENRC sector.
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The long wait for the recovery: Q1'24 M&A trends in TMT
Many TMT deal makers seem unsure about when to jump back into M&A. Much depends on interest rates and the potential for revenue growth.
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Dealmakers consolidate and wait: Q4'23 M&A trends in energy and natural resources
The ENRC sector is navigating M&A trends in oil and gas, renewables, and chemicals to adapt to market shifts and drive transformation.
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Getting creative: Q4'23 M&A trends in Travel, Leisure, & Hospitality
As big M&A slows, travel, leisure, and hospitality companies turn to creative strategies to capture new business opportunities.
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Better days ahead? Q4'23 M&A trends in private equity
Coming off another lean year, the PE deal market shows signs of a rebound in 2024 amid hopes of a soft landing for the economy.
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New year could see C&R M&A tailwinds: Q4'23 M&A trends in C&R
M&A activity is set to rise in a stabilizing economy with declining interest rates. Discover the key trends driving a shift in the industry.
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Will M&A gain more traction in 2024? Q4'23 M&A trends in IM
Industrial manufacturing M&A is expected to revive in 2024. Discover the key trends that are driving a positive shift in the industry.
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A slow turning: Q4' 23 M&A trends in financial services
The financial services landscape saw a slowdown in M&A activity in 2023, but hopes remain high for a more dynamic market in 2024.
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Will this year be different? Q4'23 M&A trends in TMT
With reduced uncertainty in the macro environment and new avenues of growth, dealmakers are optimistic about 2024.
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Another quiet quarter: Q3’23 M&A trends in energy, natural resources, and chemicals
Q3’23 marked another quiet quarter for ENRC M&A. But some bright spots emerged, and potential investors are waiting for a better 2024.
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Dealmaking still a key to growth: Q3’23 M&A trends in life sciences
Even with continued uncertainty in the US economy, the data suggests that life sciences M&As could pick up in 2024.
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Quiet consolidation: Q3’23 M&A trends in Financial Services
Q3'23 sees a drop in financial services M&A activity, but better days may lie ahead.
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The beat goes on: Q3’23 M&A trends in manufacturing
Discover emerging trends and key considerations for successful a M&A in the industrial manufacturing industry.
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Marking Time: Q3’23 M&A trends in consumer and retail
Key strategies for M&A dealmakers in the muted C&R sector
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Light at the end of the tunnel: Q3’23 TMT M&A Trends
TMT deal value rose in Q3’23 amid a resilient economy and expectations of more stable interest rates in the coming months.
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Preparing for an upturn: Q2'23 M&A trends in IM
Industrial manufacturing companies eye future deals to right-size portfolios, modernize operations, and accelerate strategic goals
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Is deal making ready to rebound? Q2’23 M&A trends in healthcare
M&A has been flagging. But if economic headwinds ease and the valuation gap narrows, buyer interest might finally rise.
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Nearing the bottom? Q2’23 M&A trends in TMT
Weighed down by persistent macroeconomic uncertainty, TMT deal making further weakened in Q2’23. But there are signs of a turnaround.
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Ready for change: Q2’23 M&A trends in ENRC
More deals perhaps in H2’23
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Waiting game: Q2’23 M&A trends in Travel, Leisure, and Hospitality
People are traveling, dining out, and gambling again, but the Fed, financing, and a fickle economic outlook are weighing on TLH M&A.
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Upward? Q2’23 M&A trends in Financial Services
We continue to believe that macroeconomic conditions and Fed policy will dictate the level and pace of financial services M&A in 2023
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Private equity gets ready for game day: Q2’23 M&A trends in PE
Dealmaking has slowed, so many PE leaders are now building value in their portfolio companies as they wait for the market to stabilize.
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Challenging times: Q1’23 M&A trends in technology, media, & telecom
Lingering economic uncertainty dampened activity in Q1’23. Deal makers will stay cautious amid still high inflation and capital cost.
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Moving slowly: Q1’23 M&A trends in consumer and retail
C&R dealmakers are treading water ahead of a possible recession, with the pet sector the only major exception.
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On the edge of an upturn: Q1’23 M&A trends in industrial manufacturing
Despite a decrease in IM deal volume in Q1’23, there is still sell-side activity in anticipation of a booming market later in the year.
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Deal makers watch and wait: Q1’23 M&A trends in Energy & Natural Resources
Deal makers remain cautious across the sector
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The sound of silence: Q1’23 M&A trends in financial services
We continue to believe that macroeconomic conditions will dampen M&A across financial services in 2023. Interest in divestitures may rise.
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Parked at the gate: Q4’22 M&A trends in travel, leisure and hospitality
M&A in TLH plunged in 2022, but strong consumer spending continues to underpin a sector that is repositioning for a choppy economy in 2023.
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Creating value in a turbulent world: Q4’22 M&A trends in IM
Despite a sluggish 2022, IM M&A is expected to pick up in 2023, driven by depressed assets, portfolio rationalization, and a surplus of cash.
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Cautious optimism: Q4’22 M&A trends in Energy and Chemicals
Energy and Chemicals deal activity in 2022 sharply declined Y-o-Y, but investors remain cautiously optimistic for a stronger 2023.
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Stress to the system: Q4’22 M&A trends in consumer and retail
M&A in C&R fell dramatically in the second half of 2022, as inflation, interest hikes, and concern about the contours of a recession weighed on the industry.
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In a sharp reversal: Q4’22 M&A trends in technology, media, and telecom
M&A executives turned cautious in 2022, but as macroeconomic conditions improve, deal activity in the sector should pick up in H2’23
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Moving forward, looking inward: Q4’22 M&A trends in private equity
Private equity firms prioritized performance amidst slower M&A but will spend some of their record dry powder on the right deals.
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The big reversal: Q4’22 M&A trends in financial services
FS M&A fell hard in 2022. The macroeconomic environment will continue to drive activity—both positive and negative—in 2023.
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Waiting for Recession: Q3’22 M&A Trends in C&R
C&R firms have cash, but the Fed’s rate hikes to curb inflation have raised the chances of a recession and dampened M&A deal appetite.
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More uncertainty for dealmakers: Q3’22 M&A trends in ENRC
M&A investors in ENRC remain cautious as a recession looms and deal value and volume continue to decline
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A tough environment for deal making: Q3’22 M&A trends in financial services
We expect FS companies to exercise caution about doing deals, with stronger players ready to seize attractively valued opportunities.
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Biopharma deal trends outlook for 2023: Q3’22 M&A trends in lifesciences
Near-term headwinds, with possible run on small biotechs on the horizon
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Opportunities abound even as risks rise: Q3’22 M&A trends in healthcare
Acquirers and investors seek opportunities but tread more cautiously given economic uncertainty.
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Biding time: Q3’22 M&A trends in industrial manufacturing
Dealmakers chose smaller targets to strengthen supply chains, implement and secure new technologies, and comply with ESG initiatives
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Down but not out: Q3’22 M&A trends in technology, media, and telecom
M&A in TMT continued to weaken in Q3’22, but deal makers can still uncover hidden growth opportunities
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Biopharma deal trends outlook for 2022: Q2’22 M&A trends in LS
Deal strategies will focus on risk mitigation, accelerated development, or risk sharing (licensing, partnerships, R&D collaborations).
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The big slow: Q2’22 M&A trends in financial services
Our outlook for financial services M&A is a mixed picture of caution and optimism, with strong drivers for both views across key subsectors.
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Deal making that made history: Q4’21 M&A trends in Private equity
PE deal volume and deal value jumped over 2020—and high M&A activity is poised to continue in 2022.
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What media dealmakers are watching
As TV consumption shifts further towards streaming, we expect opportunities will emerge for media dealmakers to capitalize on this market disruption.
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Biopharma Services Industry Update H1 2024
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