S4EP4: A Year in Review–Competition & Corporate Edition

This year has seen some of the most significant M&A transactions, from the merger between Vodafone and Three, to the massive combination of Microsoft and Activision. In that light, we decided to discuss a range of stories spanning across competition, M&A and PE, including: how PE funds are coping with a higher interest rate environment; the CMA investigations into the Microsoft x Activision and Adobe x Figma mergers; and the CMA raising questions about Microsoft's increasingly close relationship with OpenAI. Enjoy the podcast!