The world’s economy changed dramatically in 2008 and has been capricious in the first few months of 2009. On an encouraging note, lower valuations may make this a good time to buy, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is picking up.
Susan E. Pravda, Chair of Foley’s Emerging Technologies Industry Team, and Gabor Garai, Chair of the firm’s Private Equity & Venture Capital Practice, explored the current state of and trends in the capital and M&A markets.
Topics discussed included:
- Current capital market conditions and their effect on M&A deals
- Current valuation multiples and how buyers are financing transactions
- The types of deals that are getting done — and how
- Industries that are seeing the most activity
- Changes in buyer and seller approaches to closing deals
- The state of the private equity deal market
M&A Trends and Insights: Is the Market Picking Up? is part of the Foley Executive Briefing Series.
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