The industry overview Life science companies are preparing for an upswing in M&A activity in 2025. Expectations for improved economic conditions, a regulatory environment more
The industry overview Private capital firms have experienced notable fluctuations in global deal volumes and values over the past several years. On average, deals in
Global M&A markets didn’t deliver the full-throttle comeback that many dealmakers had hoped for in 2024. Although performance improved (in some regions, significantly), global dealmaking
The CEO’s agenda is chock-full of urgent global business concerns—and is only getting more so. Apart from overseeing the day-to-day blocking and tackling of the
The industry overview M &A in the financial-services industry is recovering from the global slowdown of 2023. Monthly deal value in 2024 returned to the
The industry overview M &A activity in the global energy and materials (GEM) sector remained muted in 2024. The number of deals increased about 12
There has always been an elemental symmetry to M&A: A seller concludes that a business or asset does not fit its enterprise portfolio, and a
The industry overview The consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) industry has historically outperformed most other industries, thanks to high growth and consistent margins. But since 2012, the formula
The industry overview There was a significant amount of M&A activity in the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sector in 2024. Companies invested $698 billion
There is a paradox built into some M&A transactions that, when left unaddressed, can delay value creation or even demolish an otherwise solid deal thesis:
