Pandemic has influenced due diligence priorities for M&A activity, says law firm

International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills says levels of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity are increasing around the world, having dropped off significantly when the Covid-19 pandemic first hit. “While we are seeing some distressed M&A as activity picks up, government support packages, such as furlough schemes and moratoria on creditor proceedings, mean that we have not yet seen the levels we might otherwise have anticipated,” the firm states.

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