Market Review and Outlook -
Slowing economic growth, equity market volatility, stubborn inflation, rising interest rates and geopolitical tensions combined to create a hostile environment for M&A activity in 2022, with deal volumes down across the board and average deal prices declining in all sectors except energy. While deal activity in 2022 was unlikely to match the lofty levels of 2021, the market was more sluggish than anticipated, producing its fourth-lowest deal volume since 2010.
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