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Call for Nominations: Deadline is Feb. 7 for M&A Mid-Market Awards. We've named the 2020 Most Influential Women, including William Blair's Shay Brokemond. What's ahead for M&A in 2020? We ask bankers from Stifel, Piper Jaffray, William Blair. In fundraising news, Pathway Capital has raised its second private credit fund.

Platinum Equity raises new fund. Britain's Issa brothers are reportedly weighing making their biggest deal ever in Caltex. TH Lee buys insurance provider. Insight purchases cybersecurity firm. More PE news from Clearlake, Halifax, Wind Point and Sun Capital. What's ahead for M&A in 2020? We ask William Blair's Andrew Jessen and others.

In case you missed it, here’s a roundup of special reports Mergers & Acquisitions published over the holidays, including our 2020 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A; an in-depth look at technologies transforming the retail sector; a fresh look at giving back; and 8 Q&As with M&A advisors, including William Blair’s Andrew Jessen, about what to expect in the year ahead.

Investment bankers from Harris Williams, Lincoln International, Piper Jaffray, Stifel, William Blair share their forecasts for the new year. Mergers & Acquisitions announces 2020 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A, with leading dealmakers on the list, such as Chen NA of Stifel. Uber gets Egyptian approval for Careem deal.

Investment bankers from Harris Williams, Lincoln International, Piper Jaffray, Stifel, William Blair and more share their forecasts for the new year, with some saying the biggest source of uncertainty for dealmakers is who will win the Democratic presidential nomination.

Mergers & Acquisitions announces 2020 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A, with leading dealmakers on the list, such as Shay Brokemond of William Blair. More deal news from Intel, Cineworld, Apax and Thoma Bravo.

"I feel a responsibility to my younger colleagues and continue to champion initiatives to embolden the next generation of bankers."

Rockwood Equity Partners' Kate Faust, William Blair's Shay Brokemond and Avante Capital Partners' Ivelisse Simon are among those recognized as champions of change.

Dealmakers from Alvarez & Marsal, Harris Williams, Huntington, KeyBanc, Lincoln, Piper Jaffray, Stifel and Willliam Blair weigh in on today's M&A climate, reporting a sense of urgency to close deals now, while the economy is stable, and advising clients to prepare for a downturn likely in 2020.

William Blair's Andrew Jessen and Huntington's Karen Davies say it's a good time to sell your company. Alex Rodriguez talks about investing in NRG eSports, Ice Shaker, Jennifer Lopez. Mergers & Acquisitions will announce the 2019 Rising Stars of Private Equity on July 1.