
Overview
Heading into 2020, dealmakers were cautiously optimistic that steady economic growth, continued low interest rates, and record levels of capital would sustain the M&A momentum through the year. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic which caused a major reduction in M&A activity. Despite current uncertainty, there is hope that transactions have merely been paused in the short term.
Join Seyfarth Shaw LLP for a state of the market, including an overview of key deal terms and related issues in private target acquisition agreements. We’ll take a look at 2019 data from Seyfarth’s annual survey and delve into how, when activity picks back up, knowledge of market trends can be leveraged in your next deal.