Next year likely to bring more clarity for M A deals: Investec officials
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are likely to get a boost in 2025 on the back of increased political clarity after a year of key national elections globally and a cooling initial public offering (IPO) market, top executives at Investec Bank Plc said in an interview with the Mint. “2024 was clearly a year of significant uncertainty.
Uncertainty leads to a slowdown in M&A (mergers & acquisitions)," Charles Barlow, head of strategy execution for Investec Bank, said. Investec is dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and provides services such as investment banking, private credit financing and brokerage services, among others, in India and globally. “What we are hoping will happen is that now that we've had this year of all these elections across the US, in the UK, Germany, France, South Africa, and India over in 2024, going into 2025, regardless of the outcome of all these elections, at least globally, we’ll be in a better position to know where we stand, and M&A will start to flow," Barlow said.
Specifically, in India, the tempering of the primary capital markets is likely to have a positive impact on M&A, said Vikram Surana, head, corporate finance and equity capital markets, Investec Capital Services (India). “I think we are seeing some signs of a slowdown in terms of the IPO market. With the public markets cooling down a bit, the momentum will shift towards M&A and private sponsor activity," Surana said.
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