We have published our latest annual global M&A report titled ‘M&A in 2022: FOMO overcomes FOGO’.

With full year figures for 2021 confirming record levels of M&A activity globally, our report identifies continued drivers for strong activity in 2022.

It also looks at some of the most important legal issues in global dealmaking:

• ESG taking centre stage
• the influence of active shareholders on deals
• the surge in public M&A in leading markets
• de-SPAC transactions and
• the impact of foreign direct investment regimes globally.

If you download the full report, you will find insights from colleagues around the world on their experiences of M&A in 2021 and the outlook for 2022, as well as a closer look at M&A in the pharma, energy, tech and insurance sectors.