Foley & Lardner LLP partners Natasha Allen and Louis Lehot assessed the state of the deal market and the continued demand for artificial intelligence in the Mergermarket article, “Deal activity expected to surge, bigger deals on horizon.”
“People are excited, but I wouldn’t say that the pipeline is full,” Lehot cautioned during a recent roundtable discussion at Foley’s San Francisco office. He explained that the M&A “floodgates” will not open until interest rates stabilize, intial public offerings pick back up, and the new leaders of government regulatory agencies under the incoming administration are established.
Allen emphasized how AI will continue to be at the forefront of the market’s attention, adding how in 2025, the focus will be on AI applications within specific verticals, including health care and defense.
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