Lawyers and analysts are warning that there will be a severe slowdown in deal-making in the first half of this year—especially in the first quarter—as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to cause massive disruptions among businesses globally.

Once the global outbreak subsides, whenever that will be, investment in the health care, technology and e-commerce sectors might pick up, they say.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]