EP59 Catalyst: Exploring Opportunities - M&A: back but different?

Note: This is an audio recording of a live webinar in our Catalyst series of webinars. As markets move from response to recovery, our focus is shifting too. We understand that navigating the pace of change, and defining your new normal can be overwhelming, so we are continuing to develop insights to help you recover, rebuild and reform. To watch the webinar on demand and access the resource materials, please visit our dedicated Catalyst // Webinar Series page.This episode looks at M&A opportunities across EMEA and what is changing in deals. Whilst, as anticipated, we are seeing distressed M&A, there is plenty of “business as usual” activity too, including deals that went on hold during lockdown or have been revived where the pandemic has operated as a driver. We are also seeing governments as parties in M&A, acting to protect companies and sectors of particular national importance or critical sensitivity. This episode is accompanied by our Exploring opportunities: Investments and acquisitions online guide.This episode is chaired by Gavin Davies, Global Head of M&A at Herbert Smith Freehills. He is joined by Caroline Rae, Sönke Becker, Frédéric Bouvet and Lorenzo Parola, as well as Rebecca Perlman, who share their experience and views from across the EMEA region.