“The pace of mergers and acquisitions around the world gained momentum this year, and there are signs that deal-making will accelerate in 2025, say Stephan Feldgoise and Mark Sorrell, the coheads of the global mergers and acquisitions business in Goldman Sachs Global Banking & Markets. There’s been a “gradual crescendo of factors” behind the rise in acquisitions, Feldgoise says in an episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges. Those factors include: a decline in borrowing costs, a drive from private equity sponsors to return capital to their limited partner (LP) investors, and corporate repositioning in the form of strategic dealmaking. While the uncertainty from a rush of major elections around the world sparked market volatility, deal activity increased about 10% this year and may rise by a similar percentage in 2025, he says. The conditions for private equity activity are becoming more solid.“
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