Frank Aquila, the Firm’s Senior M&A Partner and Contributing Editor to the Chambers Corporate M&A Guide, authored the introduction to the 2023 edition of Chambers Global Practice Guide: Corporate M&A. In his introduction, Frank reviews the M&A market in 2022 and offers insight into the 2023 M&A outlook.
Geopolitical tensions, inflation, rising interest rates, stricter regulatory regimes and a decline in year-over-year SPAC activity resulted in a decrease in M&A activity in 2022—particularly during the second half of the year. However, increased M&A volume in the beginning of 2023 and other positive macroeconomic factors indicate healthy M&A activity may return for the rest of the year.
“While other regulatory and macroeconomic headwinds remain, M&A markets have the potential to rebound in 2023, particularly during the second half of the year,” Frank writes.
Read Frank’s introduction here.