M&A, Equity Dealmaking Activity Bounce Back from the Abyss
The dealmaking environment has experienced quite a turnaround. Q1 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Return Of M&A Dealmaking ActivityAt the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, some investment banking executives wondered when M&A activity would return. However, it started to accelerate in late 2020, and the momentum carried into 2021. In the first quarter, the total deal value of global M&A announcements increased 71.0% year over year, and the total deal value of global equity offerings increased more than 200% year over year, according to S&P Global Market's Intelligence's latest M...