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Matt Abbott Publishes Article in Mergers & Acquisitions
December 28, 2021
Corporate partner Matt Abbott wrote an article, “A Look Back at Top PE Trends in 2021,” published in the November/December issue of Mergers & Acquisitions. The article discusses how technology, ESG and an uptick in private equity-backed initial public offerings contributed to one of the busiest years on record for private equity dealmakers, and what lies ahead in 2022.
“Private equity dealmakers will look back on 2021 as one of the busiest years of their careers, fueled by a perfect storm of factors contributing to record activity in the sector,” Matt writes. “With some of the uncertainty associated with the pandemic now behind us, there is increased business confidence—and, along with that, dealmaking.”