Last year at this time, with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, the deal-making environment for 2020 was unknown. The year had gotten off to a fast start, with more than 20 publicly reported M&A transactions completed by early March. However, the sudden shutdown of economies worldwide, and the mass shift to “virtual office environments” understandably put many potential deals on hold as buyers and sellers took stock of where things were headed. After an initial slowing of activity, M&A picked up in the second half of 2020 and finished 2020 down only slightly from 2019.
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