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2020 started out with great financial momentum. The MSCI All Country World Index of large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks across 23 developed and 26 developing markets had risen almost 24% over 2018, an ounce of gold was worth 18% more than 12 months prior, and private equity groups had accumulated US$1.5 trillion in funds to invest. Businesses were primed for a stellar 2020, but by March, COVID-19 pushed most of the world to shelter in place. Companies shut down, employees were furloughed, and life and economies around the planet slowed. Fast-forward seven months and we see the reboot of traditional economic activity – mergers and acquisitions among them. For example, the language sector in the last two months witnessed noteworthy M&A transactions by RWS and Acolad, as well as smaller acquisitions by Apostroph Group and BIG Language Solutions. And with the RWS purchase of SDL, we expect to see more M&A and organic business activity by TransPerfect and Lionbridge aiming for a billion dollars in turnover. These language sector deals mirror a trend across many industries:
Why are these deals happening now? Mergers and acquisitions are an essential component of corporate strategy, so it was only a matter of time that M&A business as usual would resume for companies – as part of their growth strategy and this year for some to emerge stronger from the pandemic:
Respondents to CSA Research’s annual Global Market Study have shown consistent interest over the years in buying, selling, or merging. We asked, “How important will the following actions related to merger and acquisitions be in 2020?” In next week’s blog, we’ll provide some data about M&A intentions among respondents to our 2020 survey and recommendations for best practices.
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