The first half of 2020 has presented us with an unprecedented set of circumstances to grapple with - a health crisis, a financial crisis and a commodity price crisis. As thoughts start to turn towards emerging from these crises, people around the world have started to consider what the “new normal” will look like.
There is no fixed playbook on how this will all unfold, but ultimately, we expect a significant acceleration in deal making activity as the markets stabilise. COVID-19 has required us all to step outside of our comfort zone in various elements of life and the M&A market will be no different. In our view, the likely winners will be those who engage in serious and bold consideration of their strategic options and the losers will be those who fail to act and get on top of what the future looks like.
Touching on the theme of “Emerging from Crisis”, BDO, Bracewell and Evercore will be hosting a joint webinar on 13 July 2020 which will include panellists from leading advisory firms and market participants in the Middle East to discuss the challenges of the current M&A environment and likely trends going forward.
Panellists:
Shivendra Jha (Head of Advisory, BDO UAE)
Oliver Phillips (Corporate M&A, Bracewell LLP Dubai)
Hugo Baker (Director, Evercore, UAE)
Moderated by:
Abdur Sharjeel (Head of Advisory, BDO KSA)