While the 2022 M&A market was buoyed by deal carryover from 2021 and more conducive market conditions in the first half of the year, the 2023 M&A market felt the impact of the Federal Reserve’s most aggressive interest rate hikes in more than 25 years. In addition to rising interest rates, uncertainty regarding the trajectory of the economy, regulatory headwinds, and geopolitical tensions all weighed on the M&A market in 2023.
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