Unlike the earth’s climate, the climate for business deals remained stubbornly unchanged in 2019 — or did it?
What the Biggest Business Deals of 2019 Tell Us About the Next Decade
How will businesses respond to the power of technology and the threat of climate change?
December 31, 2019
Summary.
By various measures, M&A activity in 2019 was not as high as in previous years, but the pattern of deals is revealing and, in some aspects, new. Many reflect industrial consolidation and digitization trends dating back decades. But there were also signs that the 2020s will usher in new trends in how we manage the power of technology. And we learned again that climate change is no joke, though we don’t know yet how businesses will respond. In time, business deals will reflect the transformation of our energy mix too.