The 2022 M&A Report provides a global M&A market review and outlook, as well as insights on the following topics:
- Takeover defenses for public companies.
- The rise of SPAC mergers and direct listings as new paths on the multi-track road to liquidity and public ownership.
- The SPAC phenomenon and recent headwinds that have slowed its wild ride.
- Anti-corruption issues companies should address in the M&A context.
- A comparison of public and private company M&A deal terms.
- Deal term trends in VC-backed company acquisitions.