Current market challenges continue to create an uncertain dealmaking environment for companies. For leaders, the drive behind mergers and acquisitions (M&A) during this period of high inflation is on deals seen as strategic and focused on value creation.
New PwC research found that M&A activity in the UK for the first half of 2023 (H1) has fallen in comparison to the same period last year as macroeconomic headwinds and tight financing markets continue to affect the volume of deals completed,