M&A in Focus: 2021 Trends and the Deal Horizon featuring Citi and Blackstone

The year of 2021 marked a particularly active one for M&A activity. Open capital markets and low interest rates helped fuel big ticket transactions as buyers across the globe made strategic decisions to meet changing consumer behaviors that were accelerated by the pandemic. The deal-making reached new heights as the total value of global announcements topped $1 trillion in each of the year's first three quarters. As 2021 draws to a close, our panel of M&A experts will review transaction data and share their perspectives on whether the trends will continue in 2022.