As volatility roils equity markets, one gauge of executives’ confidence about future deals has come to light in a recent industry study. Contingent deal payments, or earnouts, appeared in a declining number of mergers last year for the first time since 2018. In fact, according to study recently published by SRS Acquiom, they dwindled to pre-pandemic levels as a percentage of profit.
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