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Dealmaking, Investor Relations, M&A, Shareholder Activism
Mardi Gras, M&A and Market Movers: On the Ground at Tulane 2025
The day after Mardi Gras, a sea of M&A lawyers, bankers, proxy solicitors, and communications advisors arrived for New Orleans’ second-biggest party of the year: the 37th annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute. The H/Advisors Abernathy team spent three productive days on the ground discussing the trends shaping the deal environment in 2025.
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Dealmaking, Financial Communications, H/Advisors Abernathy News, M&A, Research
H/Advisors Abernathy 2025 M&A Data and Insights: More Than 60% of the Largest Transactions Announced in 2024 Leaked Before Announcement
In its fifth annual edition, our proprietary research – ‘When Deals Spring a Leak Volume V’ –provides corporate leaders, Boards of Directors and M&A advisors with key insights and trends from the past year of dealmaking. Building on the firm’s proprietary database of M&A transactions, our Research & Insights team analyzed announced transactions valued at $1 billion and greater to understand the frequency at which deals leak as well as how a leak may affect perception of the transaction among media and digital audiences.
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Antitrust, M&A, Perspectives, Public Affairs
M&A Antitrust Expectations for a New Administration
The ongoing scrutiny of the technology sector, following the tenure of outgoing Democratic FTC Chair Lina Khan, coincides with M&A markets that appear to be anticipating a more lenient antitrust stance from the incoming administration. Technology companies need to take a proactive approach to potential mergers and acquisitions. They should clearly explain their reasons early in the process and show how these deals will improve market competition.
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Hedge Funds, M&A, Perspectives, Public Affairs
With Wall Street and Washington essentially frozen, companies that refuse to follow suit will be poised for success into the new year
Uncertainty over the outcome of the elections – in an unprecedented year – is hovering over everything. And while the paralysis in both spheres is temporary, a wait-and-see approach is inadvisable, and companies that sit idly by miss an opportunity to take advantage of the election outcomes in the White House and on Capitol Hill. These are five things companies need to do now.
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Dealmaking, Investor Relations, M&A, Shareholder Activism
Trends, Tales and Tidbits from Tulane
At the 36th Annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute, H/Advisors Abernathy discussed market trends and gleaned M&A insights through a series of panels and events across the Big Easy. Here are our key takeaways from the conference:
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