![]() ![]() For example, although credit markets have reopened, financing is more expensive than it has been for a decade. Dealmakers will be facing very different conditions in 2024 to the past few years and will need to adapt their playbooks accordingly. The upturn will almost certainly be more measured than the surge of dealmaking activity which occurred during late 2020 and in the record-breaking year of 2021. The M&A market is entering a new phase in 2024 that will differ from prior ones. Three main factors underline our newfound optimism that we are entering a new phase of dealmaking in 2024: first, the recent improvement in financial markets, spurred by decelerating inflation and expected reductions in interest rates second, the pent-up demand for (and supply of) deals and third, the pressing strategic need for many companies to adapt and transform business models that is the very essence of dealmaking. ![]() Indeed, a flurry of deals in the past few months suggests that this rise in dealmaking may already have started in some sectors. We expect the M&A markets to embark on a new upward trajectory, with a steady increase in activity as the year progresses. Whilst the strength and speed of the recovery remain uncertain due to lingering macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges, we believe we have reached a tipping point. We are hearing the starting bell sounding for an upswing in M&A activity, signalling an end to one of the worst bear markets for M&A in a decade. ![]()
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