Melissa Sawyer, Global Head of M&A, spoke with Bloomberg Law to discuss the state of the deals market. She highlighted how take-private deals are leading the charge across the industry, and offered background on why the healthcare sector often attracts attention for larger acquisitions. When asked about AI, she noted the potential for the technology to take on a bigger role in M&A deals in the future, but described less of a dependence in the present moment.
In discussing the increase in take-private deal volumes, Melissa noted the pressures felt by public companies across the board. “Companies that are already public are feeling like living up to the requirements of being a public company—the costs associated with that, the quarterly reporting, the pressure from shareholder activists—is all becoming too much,” she said.
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