The market has already seen a wave of de-SPACs this year, with Dealogic recording 176 such deals worth in excess of US$386.1 billion
Demand for net asset value (NAV) finance—where private equity (PE) firms raise borrowings against the NAV of the assets in their funds—is on the rise.
New Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has put scrutiny of SPACs and private funds at the top of his agenda
Even as economies pick up, dealmakers have maintained focus on managing the risk of broken deals
President Joe Biden's approach to the national security risks posed by foreign-backed M&A may differ in style from his predecessor, but not in substance
After campaigning for the presidency on a platform that included more aggressive antitrust enforcement, Joe Biden has taken early steps to honor those pledges
The US enjoyed record levels of M&A activity in H1 2021, as dealmakers made up for lost time caused by pandemic-related disruptions
Investors are finding businesses showing resilience
Low interest rates and high levels of liquidity are fueling transformational M&A deals
Increasing cooperation between global PE players is pushing up price tags
A brightening macroeconomic outlook and supportive deal environment helped push second-quarter value to a new record
Soaring demand for digital infrastructure, transportation and social assets has generated landmark deals so far this year
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