mergers and acquisitions

Strategic Owners

Ambitious Smaller Companies Hunt Big Prey as Bold M&A Returns

Companies are also pursuing deals in order to reach a certain size to attract investor attention.

January 31, 2025

Business Services

As Dealflow Accelerates, Transactional Risk Management Becomes Essential

As deal pressure rises, more transactions use insurance to manage risks, especially post-closing liabilities and unique exposures.

January 28, 2025

Strategic Owners

Citi Sees a Deal Boom Emerging as U.S. Firms Go Shopping in Europe

Activity will be shaped by the actions of the Trump presidency as markets attempt to navigate the often contradictory signals emanating from the new administration.

January 21, 2025

Strategic Owners

Dead Deals Come Back to Life as ‘Animal Spirits’ Return to M&A

In the last three months alone, executives and M&A bankers have sought to resurrect deals involving companies with a combined market value of roughly $300 billion.

January 17, 2025

Strategic Owners

Merger-Arb World Sees Bottom-Dwelling Trade Reviving Under Trump

The merger-arbitrage strategy has gained 3.3 percent this year through November, the worst among more than 30 hedge-fund styles, data shows.

December 23, 2024

Financial services

Cathie Wood Predicts a Wave of Startup M&A After Trump Election

Wood, the founder of ARK Investment Management, says changes at the FTC will unlock latent merger-and-acquisition demand and create “liquidity events."

December 20, 2024