In this episode of The Insight, Russ Hutchinson, COO of global M&A, breaks down the drivers and headwinds of M&A activity over the past two years and why he views high interest rates in particular as a surmountable obstacle to a more constructive dealmaking environment.
Hutchinson remains cautiously optimistic that M&A will experience a resurgence this year, driven by a number of underlying factors that remain steadfast (desire for corporate simplification, ample dry powder, etc.) despite a persistently complex macro backdrop.
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