5 tips to ace your next acquisition

2020 didn’t see the expected number of mergers and acquisitions, for obvious reasons. Deals ground to a halt in the first part of the year, but M&A rebounded in late 2020 to hit $3.6tn, according to the Financial Times. For the first part of 2020, the main reason was that most companies were unable assess the risk; whereas lately, publicly traded companies are trading at ballooned valuations or even all-time highs, so ensuring successful mergers and acquisitions is more difficult. Hopefully, the last months of 2020, when activity picked up, have prepared us for an active M&A season in 2021.