2025 Recap and Q1 2026: Navigating a Choppy Market

CIBC US Middle Market Investment Banking’s Ron Miller is joined by Alex Eskra and Jim Olson to discuss full-year 2025 M&A trends, including transaction volumes, private equity activity, valuations, and credit markets. Alex covers broader market signals, while Jim discusses trends within the consumer market. The outlook for 2026 is cautiously optimistic, but dealmakers are contending with a conflict in Iran, weaker jobs data, and rising oil prices. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.