Trade risks and financing shifts reshape global deal landscape
Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is expected to face headwinds in 2025, with sentiment shifting due to a combination of geopolitical uncertainty and economic concerns.
This outlook emerges from a Norton Rose Fulbright survey, conducted by Mergermarket in the first quarter of 2025 (Q1 2025), of 200 senior-level executives involved in cross-border M&A deals valued at US$200 million or more.