A tale of two markets: an update on Europe’s divergent M&A and IPO fortunes

About this episode

The episode discusses the contrasting performance of M&A and IPOs in Europe amidst geopolitical challenges.

People in this episode

Host: John West

Guest: Samuel Kerr

Topics covered

• M&A
• IPOs
• Europe
• geopolitical disruption
• equity capital markets
• deal volumes

Keywords

• M&A
• IPOs
• Europe
• equity capital markets
• geopolitical disruption
• deal volumes
• Samuel Kerr
• John West

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mergermarket

Places: Europe

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