2025 M&A Outlook: Bright spots and shadows on the dealmaking horizon (Webinar)

The 2024 M&A landscape showed a cautious increase in activity, with a favor towards long-term value creation strategies. Despite ongoing economic challenges such as inflation and interest rate fluctuations, dealmakers are still looking to innovate, bolster their market positions, and edge out the competition.

Join us as we welcome experts from S&P Global Market Intelligence to discuss bright spots and headwinds that impacted M&A activity in 2024 and will influence activity in 2025, with a special focus on the technology sector, oil and gas sector, and private equity dealmaking. We’ll examine how:

• Tech M&A has picked up, but the rebound has been limited because potential large-scale buyers face antitrust and revenue growth concerns.
• Oil & gas has been active in M&A as that sector experiences consolidation.
• Private equity dealmaking is expected to pick up as the lower rates improve the merger math and investors push for capital returns.