Frank Aquila, S&C’s Senior M&A Partner, discussed his optimistic outlook for M&A through the rest of 2024, and into 2025, with Reuters. “There is a much greater level of activity with M&A being a much higher corporate priority for many clients,” he said. “This is largely because the U.S. should continue to have a good economy—not necessarily the very strongest economy, but certainly not a weak economy—over the next year.”
Frank also noted his expectations around cross-border M&A activity, highlighting the potential for increased inbound activity. “There is a high likelihood that we will see European and Japanese companies focused on doing acquisitions in the U.S.,” he said. “I think that we will see further consolidations in certain sectors, such as healthcare, financial services and tech. Given these signs, it all bodes well for the final quarter of 2024. But more than that, it really is a signal we’re going to see a very strong start to 2025.”
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