Global M&A Trends 2020 Podcast.

Full podcast series

Episode 1: Introduction

In this overview of the firm's latest global M&A report, M&A in 2020: The New Normal, Caroline Rae and Gavin Davies highlight the key M&A trends in 2019 and expectations for 2020.

Episode 2: ESG

In this episode of the firm's latest global M&A podcast series, which accompany the 2020 edition of our annual global M&A report, Gavin Williams and Rebecca Perlman highlight some of the environmental, social and governance factors (ESG) as key considerations in M&A decision-making.

Episode 3: P2P – returning to the market

In this episode of the firm's latest global M&A podcast series, which accompany the 2020 edition of our annual global M&A report, Rebecca Maslen-Stannage and Robert Moore discuss public to private bids, and the return of financial buyers to the public markets.

Episode 4: Deal disruption – the new normal

In this episode of the firm's latest global M&A podcast series, which accompany the 2020 edition of our annual global M&A report, Alex Kay and Kyriakos Fountoukakos discuss disruption which M&A dealmakers may face – from interventionist governments, anti-trust regulators and the companies' own shareholders, to the possibility of a competitor intervening in a transaction.

Episode 5: Political intervention – the rise continues

In this episode of the firm's latest global M&A podcast series, which accompany the 2020 edition of our annual global M&A report, Veronica Roberts and Joseph Falcone discuss some key changes in FDI regimes, with a focus on the recent changes in the US, and tips on navigating those regimes when planning for and executing an investment or transaction.