Global dealmaking has been brought to a standstill in the past few weeks and activity is likely to remain subdued for the coming months, according the Mergermarket's Q1 global M&A trend report.
Bill Curtin, Hogan Lovell’s global head of mergers and acquisitions, recently joined Mergermarket managing editor Tom Cane to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on M&A activity both in the immediate future and on the longer term horizon. What are companies and advisors doing now to get through this unprecedented challenge? Where will opportunities emerge and who is best placed to capitalize on them?
MENA (Middle East and North Africa) M&A may find support from smaller deals in facilities management and utilities space ahead of EXPO 2020 in Dubai, along with infrastructure asset deals as governments plan to monetise them, dealmakers toldMergermarket.
The Italian M&A market is likely to continue to struggle in 2020, although some signs of improvement could surface from 2021 onwards, according to deal makers polled by Mergermarket.
