Former President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Philadelphia. Photo: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg Some Law Firms 'Bullish' a Trump Presidency Will Push M&A Activity, but Lawyers Aren't Sitting on Deals Now
"Crystal balls are a bit all over the place" when it comes to the election's impact on transactional work, noted one recruiter.
August 21, 2024 at 05:40 PM
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Mergers and Acquisitions
The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
What You Need to Know
- '[Law firm clients] think that if Trump wins, that that is going to increase M&A activity quite a bit,' noted one recruiter.
- Still, transactional attorneys say they are not seeing a drop-off in current M&A activity before the election.
- Regardless of who wins the White House, attorneys say regulatory hurdles through CFIUS and antitrust agencies will likely continue.
Will M&A deals surge under a potential Donald Trump presidency, as some law firms have predicted? Will regulatory practices see a slowdown?
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