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M&A volumes to pick up in second half of 2024

Experts predict growth for the UK market and globally but say concerns remain about political and economic risks
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Merger and acquisition volumes are expected to pick up in the second half of 2024 after a few years of limited activity, according to M&A experts speaking at an industry conference in London last week.

Investors and dealmakers have waited for cross-border mergers and acquisitions to pick up for at least a couple of years. The market has been dead since 2021, leaving banks hoping for sentiment to improve. 

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Michael Klimes is the investment banking and capital markets editor at The Banker. He joined the publication from Money Marketing where he was acting editor. He wrote about pensions for nine years on the retail and institutional side. He won B2B pensions journalist of the year at the Headline Money Awards 2022.
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