How Will the Risk of Recession Impact M&A Trends?

Intralinks recently partnered with the Financial Times to host a webinar, “How Will the Risk of Recession Impact M&A Trends?” The expert panel discussed current global economic volatility and how dealmakers are responding to uncertainty. Key highlights from the discussion include:

• How geopolitical uncertainty, rising interest rates and inflation are making challenging for businesses to engage in M&A
• Why the price expectations of some tech companies are still high, and why potential acquirers might wait to engage potential targets
• Why in certain sub-sectors, particularly in Fintech, we are seeing the number of opportunities increase given fewer opportunities to raise capital and finance growth
• An overview of why ESG considerations are still an important part of dealmaking
• Key areas that companies are focusing on in their due diligence process, including compliance, regulatory, data privacy and cybersecurity

Speakers

• Massimiliano Ottochian – Group Head of M&A, Generali
• Marco Caggiano – Co-Head of North America M&A, JP Morgan
• Mena Lindlar – Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Philips
• Brian Healy – Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Americas, Morgan Stanley
• Ortenca Aliaj – M&A Correspondent, Financial Times (Moderator)

Duration

• 50 minutes