Optimism is the name of the game for the U.S. M&A market. A recent report by Deloitte cites positive tax reform, a relaxed regulatory climate and growing cash reserves as the primary reasons for expecting 2019 to be a big
US Tax reform
A healthy dose of deal-making: M&A trends in the US and Canadian healthcare sector
By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on
In the first quarter of 2018, M&A activity across the world hit a 17 year record high according to Mergermarket’s Q1 2018 Global M&A Report. This is an 18 percent increase in value compared to the first quarter of 2017.…
Investor confidence, disruption risk and US tax reform will continue to spur M&A activity
By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on
JP Morgan recently released its 2018 Global M&A Outlook report, predicting that 1) investor confidence from solid GDP growth, 2) disruption risk from technological change, and 3) opportunities from the passing of the US tax reform will drive significant…