In their recent Mergers & Acquisitions article, Goodwin partners Robert Powers, Rohith Parasuraman, and Dennis P. O’Reilly; associates David Gallagher and Andres Corcuera Habsburg L.; counsel Kyle Pine; and knowledge and innovation lawyer Maria Koury explain how, in today’s private equity market, simply offering the highest price no longer guarantees deal success. As transaction timelines stretch and sellers become more sophisticated in evaluating bids, winning deals requires a multifaceted approach that balances valuation with execution certainty, creative structuring, and genuine partnership commitment. The stakes are significant. After a challenging 2023 that saw US deal value fall 24% and deal count drop 15%, the market rebounded in 2024 with deal value rising 16% and deal count up 8%. That momentum carried into 2025, with estimated first-half deal value reaching $506.7 billion, up 29% from the prior year. However, the deals getting done today look fundamentally different than those that closed just a few years ago.
Read the full analysis: “Five Strategies for Gaining a Competitive Deal Edge Without Overpaying” (Mergers & Acquisitions)
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