Senior M&A Partner Frank Aquila and associate Emma Ouellet Lizotte co-authored an article for the November issue of Financier Worldwide Magazine discussing trends across M&A markets and exploring the sectors that have surged. The authors note that megadeals have been reshaping the market since the beginning of 2025, with fewer but much larger transactions driving record deal values.
The authors highlight tech, energy, financials and healthcare as leading industries across global markets, and note a resurgence across equity financing as well as increased concerns regarding regulation and confidentiality.
“M&A professionals must adopt a different mindset: patience, resilience and precision, combined with the flawless execution of a small number of high-stakes moves,” the authors write. “The winners will not be those who do the most deals, but those who are disciplined to do the right deals with a strategic fit, solid financing structure and strong integration plan.”
Read: “Selective and strategic: the rise of megadeals in a leaner M&A market”