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By: Merlin Piscitelli

Merlin Piscitelli is Chief Revenue Officer for EMEA at Datasite

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  • The markets in 2025

    Opinion

    Market forces are likely to continue to change into next year and dealmakers need to be ready, says Merlin Piscitelli With elevated wage costs and tax changes, business sentiment has sunk to an all-time low, following the Autumn Budget. But while confidence in growth under a Labour government appears weak, one industry that is booming is mergers [...]

    AIM, the LSE’s junior market, had been sent into a tailspin by Budget rumours.
  • M&A is finally finding a way out of last year’s doldrums as pace of deals picks up

    Merlin Piscitelli

    There are signs of M&A green shoots with pace of dealmaking picking up after rising interest rates, market volatility and geopolitical tensions

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