Key Points -
- Accelerated M&A activity by financial sponsors is expected in the near term due to improved market conditions and deregulation under the Trump administration.
- With the rapid development of new AI use...more
1/20/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Capital Markets ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector
The accelerated development of artificial intelligence (AI) has shown the transformative potential of the technology across industries, making it an integral part of strategic planning for market participants, from technology...more
6/25/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
Indemnity ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Material Adverse Effects ,
Merger Agreements ,
Mergers ,
Privacy Laws ,
Representations and Warranties ,
Technology Sector
Key Points - The first half of 2022 experienced a slowdown in SPAC activity when compared to recent years. Only 77 de-SPAC M&A deals were announced in the first half of 2022, compared to 167 de-SPAC transactions in the same...more
Takeaways -
While the SPAC IPO and PIPE markets were challenging in 2021, the enormous amounts of capital already raised should drive merger activity in 2022.
As more shareholders choose to redeem shares and potential...more
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The record level of M&A in 2021 was widely dispersed across industries and was driven by the strategic needs of companies to add technology and adapt to the pandemic, and was supported by strong...more
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U.S. IPOs skyrocketed in 2021, with SPAC IPOs and direct listings contributing meaningfully to the increase.
Along with the rise in IPO activity, companies are receiving more SEC comments on their filings....more
The Biden administration has moved quickly on its promise to take a more aggressive approach to pursuing actions against consumer financial services companies. Though the administration has implemented some concrete policy...more
Transactions by special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, exploded in 2020, resulting in a 320% increase in the number of SPAC initial public offerings (IPOs) compared to 2019. SPACs have been around for 15 years and...more
After nearly a decade of growth, global M&A activity in the first quarter of 2020 was down 39.1% by deal value year over year — comparable to levels seen in the first quarter of 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis. The...more
Although the U.S. M&A market has remained relatively strong by historical standards so far in 2019, activity has softened compared to the higher levels in 2017 and 2018, continuing a trend that began in the second half of...more
6/18/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
CFIUS ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Domestic Dealmaking ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Mandatory Declarations ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Shareholder Activism