2026 M﹠A Outlook: Sector Analysis
Dealmakers across nine sectors outline where capital, consolidation and growth will concentrate in 2026.
Day four of our 2026 M&A Outlook turns to a sector analysis of dealflow in the year ahead. Across business services, consumer & retail, energy, FIG, healthcare, industrials, real estate, tech-enabled services and TMT, the themes struck by our expert panel are consistent: AI, infrastructure and specialization.
Mergers & Acquisitions presents its week-long special series: The 2026 M&A Outlook. Throughout the series, more than 50 dealmakers and advisors from across the M&A ecosystem share how they’re thinking about the year ahead — from dealmaking conditions and financing markets to exits, fundraising and the macro forces shaping how capital is put to work.
2026 M&A Outlook Schedule
Friday, December 26: The Economy & Top Macro Concerns
Monday, December 29: Outlooks on Dealflow, Lending, Exits and Fundraising
Tuesday, December 30: The Impact of AI on Dealmaking
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31: SECTOR ANALYSIS
Business ServicesConsumer & RetailEnergyFIGHealthcareIndustrialsReal EstateTech-Enabled ServicesTechnology, Media & TelecomFriday, January 2: Mega-Trends Impacting M&A Now and In the Future
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