Following a record year for M&A activity in 2021 - $2.2 trillion in M&A activity across the Americas - Datasite delivers a continual positive outlook for the market heading into 2022 in its recently released report, titled, “Deal Drivers: Americas 2022 Outlook.”
The report identifies a few key factors that will help boost the M&A market moving into 2022:
- Economic recovery from COVID-19
- The US economy expanded 6% in 2021 and is expected to grow 5.2% in 2022, improving the overall economic landscape
- Digital transformation as a result of COVID is expected to continue, driving demand for companies that provide tech-enabled services
- Pending tax and regulatory changes
- Upcoming or anticipated regulatory and tax changes will accelerate deal volume as businesses seek to complete transactions in anticipation of a more difficult M&A landscape
- Positive trends in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives
- Acquisitions that can be complimentary to improving ESG will be highly targeted
- Continual growth within the Private Equity sector
- Private Equity Groups across the globe entered 2021 with $1.9 trillion of dry powder
- It is estimated that an additional $714 billion was raised in the first 11 months of 2021
Read the full report here: https://www.datasite.com/us/en/resources/insights/reports/deal-drivers--americas-2022-outlook.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=datasite&utm_campaign=7018a000001VOUQAA4&utm_content=dealdrivers_2022outlook_report_amer
