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In this video, we take a look at Ireland’s deals and transactions landscape and talk about why deal volumes are likely to stay strong.
In brief
- There is a slowdown in M&A activity as a result of the base rate environment that is being impacted by economic and geopolitical changes.
- Impact of economic and geopolitical changes on global deal activity has been mixed.
- Many organisations are formulating their strategies right now and waiting a bit before they decide where they are going to invest.
Ireland has seen 18 months of robust deal activity with volume of M&A activity having increased by 21% for the first four months of the year. In this video, Grit Young and Graham Reid talk about how despite a slowdown M&A activity is still higher than the pre-pandemic levels.
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Summary
In the second half of the year, there are likely to be more opportunities for Irish companies seeking to make their way into the M&A space. Businesses need to change more rapidly for deal activity to pick up pace again.