Outlook for M&A in 2025
Explore all topics or download the PDF.
Predictions for M&A in 2025
The Overall M&A Environment
Many have predicted an M&A boom in 2025 and recent CEO surveys show rising confidence. Explore all topics or download the PDF.
Predictions for M&A in 2025
The Overall M&A Environment
Many have predicted an M&A boom in 2025 and recent CEO surveys exhibit rising confidence.
Psychology is as important to the merger market as any human endeavor, so one should not discount the power of renewed optimism to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. We expect reality to be more nuanced, however, although 2025 should be a strong year (the usual caveats about fiscal and macro uncertainty aside).
Shareholder Activism in 2025
2024 was once again a robust year for activism and 2025 will be no different.
Many key themes of the activism landscape in 2024 were extensions of trends from years prior. The activist landscape is continuing to diversify (with new and spin-off players joining established firms), and a greater focus on strategic and operations campaigns. CEOs are also being targeted more. After three years of activism, it’s worth taking a step back to see the macro trends.
